Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Harvest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Harvest and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Harvest

• Astronomy & Satellites ...
  • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
  • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Harvest:
  • 34.626763, -83.607119
  • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Harvest

• Bird Watching ...
  • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
  • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Habersham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Habersham County
  • Since Harvest is near White County and also Stephens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for White County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Stephens County

• Waymarking ...
  • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Harvest

Communities Also Named Harvest ...

We found one communities that are also named Harvest.

Within Georgia, the name Harvest is unique.

Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Harvest in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Alabama
    • Madison County
    • This Harvest is located in Madison County and lies 179 miles [288.1 km]<1> to the west of the Harvest that is located in Habersham County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Harvest.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Harvest ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

• Aerial
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Aerial is located in Habersham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aerial
• Benefit
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Benefit is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benefit
• College Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • College Park is located in Habersham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
• Heads Ferry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Heads Ferry is located in Habersham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heads Ferry
• Helen
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Helen is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 559 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helen <2>
• Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Hills is located in Habersham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
• Leaf
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Leaf is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaf
• Lynch ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lynch is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
• Pink
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pink is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
• Shorts Mill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Shorts Mill is located in Habersham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Mill

How Far From Harvest to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Harvest to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Harvest and extending to:

• Clarkesville, which is the Seat of Habersham County, lies just to the East.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Harvest to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 467 miles [751.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,365 miles [10,243.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,069 miles [11,376.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,947 miles [7,961.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'