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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 Harveysburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Harveysburg 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 Harveysburg:
- 39.982089, -87.294852
- 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 Harveysburg
- 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 Fountain County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fountain County
- Since Harveysburg is near Parke County and also Vermillion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Parke County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Vermillion 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 Harveysburg
Communities Also Named Harveysburg ...
We found one communities that are also named Harveysburg.
Within Indiana, the name Harveysburg is unique.
Beyond Indiana, there is another community also named Harveysburg in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
- Warren County
- This Harveysburg is located in Warren County and lies 178 miles [286.5 km]<1> to the east of the Harveysburg that is located in Fountain County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Harveysburg.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Harveysburg ...
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.
- Centennial
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Centennial is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
- Coal Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Coal Creek is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
- Coke Oven Hollow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Coke Oven Hollow is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coke Oven Hollow
- Eugene
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Howard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Howard is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Kingman
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Perrysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rockport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rockport is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Silverwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Silverwood is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverwood
- Steam Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Steam Corner is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steam Corner
How Far From Harveysburg 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 community such as Harveysburg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Harveysburg and extending to:
- Covington, which is the Seat of Fountain County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Harveysburg to Covington, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 61 miles [98.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 551 miles [886.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,261 miles [10,076.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,994 miles [11,255.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,873 miles [7,842.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Harveysburg) 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 Harveysburg 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 Harveysburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9821, Longitude: -87.2949 In this case, the coordinates for Harveysburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.211 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.806 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.939 degrees. |
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