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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 Harbine, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Harbine 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 Harbine:
- 39.999455, -97.768376
- 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 Harbine
- 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 Republic County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Republic County
- Since Harbine is near Thayer County and also Nuckolls County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Thayer County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nuckolls 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 Harbine
Communities Also Named Harbine ...
We found two communities that are also named Harbine.
Within Kansas, the name Harbine is unique.
Beyond Kansas, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Sonoma County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Harbine [Sonoma County].
- Nebraska
- Jefferson County
- This Harbine is located in Jefferson County and lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Harbine that is located in Republic County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Harbine.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Harbine ...
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.
- Chester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cuba
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hardy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hebron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hubbell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Nelson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Republic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Republic is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Superior
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
How Far From Harbine 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 Harbine to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Harbine and extending to:
- Belleville, which is the Seat of Republic County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Harbine to Belleville, with an average speed<4> 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.
- Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 129 miles [207.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,105 miles [1,778.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 63 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,633 miles [10,674.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,385 miles [11,885 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,287 miles [8,508.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Harbine, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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- Harbine) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Harbine 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 Harbine. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9995, Longitude: -97.7684 In this case, the coordinates for Harbine have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.305 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.978 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.107 degrees. |
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