Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Harmeson Heights:
  • 40.058653, -85.692199
  • 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 Harmeson Heights

• 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
  • Since Harmeson Heights is near Henry County and also Delaware County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Henry County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Delaware 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 Harmeson Heights

Curious and Interesting Names Near Harmeson Heights ...

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.

• Alliance
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Alliance is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
• Bloomer
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Bloomer is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
• Crestlawn
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Crestlawn is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestlawn
• Eastern Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Eastern Heights is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Heights
• Grandview
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Grandview is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
• Hillcrest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hillcrest is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
• Huntsville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Huntsville is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
• Irondale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Irondale is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
• Meadowbrook
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Meadowbrook is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
• Woodlawn Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Woodlawn Heights is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Heights
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people

How Far From Harmeson Heights 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 Harmeson Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Harmeson Heights and extending to:

• Anderson, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Harmeson Heights to Indianapolis, with an average speed<2> 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 468 miles [753.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,196 miles [9,971.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,926 miles [11,146.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,803 miles [7,729.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'