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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Harness, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Harness and the surrounding area.
- 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 Harness:
- 40.247543, -89.591772
- 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 Harness
- 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 Logan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Logan County
- Since Harness is near Mason County and also Tazewell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mason County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tazewell 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 Harness
Communities Also Named Harness ...
We found one communities that are also named Harness.
Within Illinois, the name Harness is unique.
Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named Harness in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Stone County
- This Harness is located in Stone County and lies 340 miles [547.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Harness that is located in Logan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stone County community of Harness.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Harness ...
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.
- Allen
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Allen is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Bell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bell is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Evans
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Evans is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Green Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Greenview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hartsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lincoln
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lucas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lucas is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Luther
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Luther is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Mason City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Holland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Union
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Union is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
How Far From Harness to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Harness to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Harness and extending to:
- Lincoln, which is the Seat of Logan County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Harness to Lincoln, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 32 miles [51.5 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 674 miles [1,084.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,334 miles [10,193.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,072 miles [11,381.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,955 miles [7,974.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Harness) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <4> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Harness to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Harness. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2475, Longitude: -89.5918 In this case, the coordinates for Harness have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.722 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.573 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.969 degrees. |
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