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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 Harristown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Harristown 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 Harristown:
- 39.842994, -89.061359
- 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 Harristown
- 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 Macon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Macon County
- Since Harristown is near Christian County and also Sangamon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Christian County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sangamon 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 Harristown
Communities Also Named Harristown ...
We found four communities that are also named Harristown.
Within Illinois, the name Harristown is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Washington County
- This Harristown is located in Washington County and lies 183 miles [294.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Harristown that is located in Macon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Harristown.
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- This Harristown is located in Baltimore County and lies 656 miles [1,055.7 km]<1> to the east of the Harristown that is located in Macon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Harristown.
- Pennsylvania
- Lancaster County
- This Harristown is located in Lancaster County and lies 686 miles [1,104 km]<1> to the east of the Harristown that is located in Macon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Harristown.
- South Carolina
- Berkeley County
- This Harristown is located in Berkeley County and lies 677 miles [1,089.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Harristown that is located in Macon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkeley County community of Harristown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Harristown ...
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.
- Blue Mound
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bolivia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bolivia is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivia
- Boody
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bulldog Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bulldog Crossing is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulldog Crossing
- Chestnut
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grove City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grove City is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
- Lanesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lanesville is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Larkdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Larkdale is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkdale
- Long Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Long Creek is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
- Longview Place
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Longview Place is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Place
- Prairie Hall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Prairie Hall is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Hall
- Sandersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sandersville is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
How Far From Harristown to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a village such as Harristown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Harristown and extending to:
- Decatur, which is the Seat of Macon County, lies just to the East.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Harristown to Springfield, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 644 miles [1,036.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 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 7,070 miles [11,378.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,951 miles [7,967.9 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- Harristown) 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 Harristown 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 Harristown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8430, Longitude: -89.0614 In this case, the coordinates for Harristown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.363 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.106 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.816 degrees. |
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