Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Harrisonville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Harrisonville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Harrisonville
- 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 Harrisonville:
- 38.088184, -85.066773
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Harrisonville
- 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 Shelby County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Shelby County
- Since Harrisonville is near Anderson County and also Spencer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Anderson County
- eBird sighting report for Spencer 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Harrisonville ...
We found twelve communities that share the name Harrisonville.
Within Kentucky, the name Harrisonville is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Richmond County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Harrisonville [Richmond County].
- Troup County
- This Harrisonville is located in Troup County and lies 339 miles [545.6 km]<2> to the south of the Harrisonville that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Troup County community of Harrisonville.
- Illinois
- Grundy County
- This Harrisonville is located in Grundy County and lies 279 miles [449 km]<2> to the northwest of the Harrisonville that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grundy County community of Harrisonville.
- Monroe County
- This Harrisonville is located in Monroe County and lies 287 miles [461.9 km] to the west of the Harrisonville that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Harrisonville.
- Kansas
- Montgomery County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Harrisonville [Montgomery County].
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- This Harrisonville is located in Baltimore County and lies 452 miles [727.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Harrisonville that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Harrisonville.
- Missouri
- Cass County
- This Harrisonville is located in Cass County and lies 503 miles [809.5 km]<2> to the west of the Harrisonville that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Harrisonville.
- New Jersey
- Gloucester County
- This Harrisonville is located in Gloucester County and lies 537 miles [864.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Harrisonville that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gloucester County community of Harrisonville.
- Salem County
- This Harrisonville is located in Salem County and lies 524 miles [843.3 km] to the east northeast of the Harrisonville that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salem County community of Harrisonville.
- Ohio
- Meigs County
- This Harrisonville is located in Meigs County and lies 173 miles [278.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Harrisonville that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meigs County community of Harrisonville.
- Scioto County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Scioto County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scioto County community of Harrisonville.
- Pennsylvania
- Fulton County
- This Harrisonville is located in Fulton County and lies 397 miles [638.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Harrisonville that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Harrisonville.
- Georgia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Harrisonville ...
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.
- Birdie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Castle ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Clay Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Village
- Clay Village is located in Shelby County
- Drydock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Evergreen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Farmdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Fox Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Creek
- Fox Creek is located in Anderson County
- Glensboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glensboro
- Glensboro is located in Anderson County
- Hemp Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hemp Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemp Ridge
- Hemp Ridge is located in Shelby County
- Hickory Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Hickory Grove is located in Anderson County
- Wayside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Harrisonville 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 Harrisonville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Harrisonville and extending to:
- Shelbyville, which is the Seat of Shelby County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Harrisonville to Shelbyville, with an average speed<6> 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.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast (NE). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take 6 hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 437 miles [703.3 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 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,264 miles [10,080.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,986 miles [11,242.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,861 miles [7,823 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Harrisonville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Harrisonville could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Harrisonville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Harrisonville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0882, Longitude: -85.0668 |
| <3> | 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 Harrisonville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Harrisonville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.776 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.894 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.443 degrees. |