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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 Harley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Harley 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 Harley:
- 40.539759, -86.639170
- 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 Harley
- 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 Carroll County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- Since Harley is near Tippecanoe County and also Clinton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tippecanoe County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton 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 Harley
Communities Also Named Harley ...
We found five communities that are also named Harley.
Within Indiana, the name Harley is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of five communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Pike County
- This Harley is located in Pike County and lies 309 miles [497.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Harley that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Harley.
- North Carolina
- Wilkes County
- This Harley is located in Wilkes County and lies 412 miles [663 km]<1> to the southeast of the Harley that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilkes County community of Harley.
- Ohio
- Fairfield County
- This Harley is located in Fairfield County and lies 213 miles [342.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Harley that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Harley.
- Ontario
- This Harley lies 361 miles [581 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Harley that is located in Carroll County.
- West Virginia
- Roane County
- This Harley is located in Roane County and lies 312 miles [502.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Harley that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roane County community of Harley.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Harley ...
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.
- Battle Ground
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Burrows
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burrows is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows
- Delphi
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Edna Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Edna Mills is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna Mills
- Flax
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Flax is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flax
- Flora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Harley Siding
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Harley Siding is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harley Siding
- Lockport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lockport is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
- Monitor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Monitor is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monitor
- Rockfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rockfield is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
- Sandy Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Beach is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Beach
- Yeoman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Yeoman is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeoman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
How Far From Harley 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 Harley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Harley and extending to:
- Delphi, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 59 miles [95 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Harley to Indianapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 522 miles [840.1 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 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,209 miles [9,992.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,942 miles [11,172.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,822 miles [7,760.3 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- Harley) 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 Harley 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 Harley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5398, Longitude: -86.6392 In this case, the coordinates for Harley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.788 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.401 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.471 degrees. |
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