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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 La Harpe, we use the following websites to find information relevant to La Harpe 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 La Harpe:
- 40.583492, -90.968108
- 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 La Harpe
- 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 Hancock County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock County
- Since La Harpe is near McDonough County and also Henderson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for McDonough County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henderson 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 La Harpe
Communities Also Named La Harpe ...
We found one communities that are also named La Harpe.
Within Illinois, the name La Harpe is unique.
Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named La Harpe in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Allen County
- This La Harpe is located in Allen County and lies 295 miles [474.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the La Harpe that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen County community of La Harpe.
Curious and Interesting Names Near La Harpe ...
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.
- Carthage
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Disco
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ferris
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fountain Green
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Heapsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Heapsville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heapsville
- Hills Grove ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hills Grove is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Grove
- Hopper
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hopper is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopper
- Iowa Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Iowa Junction is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Junction
- La Crosse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- La Crosse is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
- Little Ireland ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Little Ireland is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Ireland
- Media
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Middle Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Middle Creek is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Ragtown ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ragtown is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragtown
- Silver Lake ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Silver Lake is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Spring Creek Settlement ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Spring Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Grove is located in Des Moines County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Tennessee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Yellow Banks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yellow Banks is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Banks
How Far From La Harpe 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 city such as La Harpe to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in La Harpe and extending to:
- Carthage, which is the Seat of Hancock County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from La Harpe to Carthage, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 88 miles [141.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 747 miles [1,202.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,367 miles [10,246.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,109 miles [11,440.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,995 miles [8,038.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- La Harpe) 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 La Harpe 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 La Harpe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5835, Longitude: -90.9681 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.648 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.682 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.559 degrees. |
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