Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Harvieland:
  • 38.254238, -84.912729
  • 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 Harvieland

• 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
  • Since Harvieland is near Shelby County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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 Harvieland

Curious and Interesting Names Near Harvieland ...

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.

• Bagdad
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Bagdad is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bagdad <1>
• Big Eddy
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Big Eddy is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Eddy
• Castle ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Castle is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle
• Evergreen
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Evergreen is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
• Flag Fork
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Flag Fork is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Fork
• Forks of Elkhorn
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Forks of Elkhorn is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of Elkhorn
• Indian Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Indian Hills is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
• Jett
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jett is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jett
• Peaks Mill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Peaks Mill is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaks Mill
• Slickway
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Slickway is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickway
• Swallowfield
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Swallowfield is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swallowfield

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Harvieland and extending to:

• Frankfort, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies just to the south southeast (SSE).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 427 miles [687.2 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Harvieland to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 25 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 17 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,250 miles [10,058.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,972 miles [11,220.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,848 miles [7,802.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'