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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 Harbor Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Harbor Beach and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Harbor Beach:
    • 41.668994, -70.761979
    • 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 Harbor Beach
  • 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 Plymouth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Plymouth County
    • Since Harbor Beach is near Bristol County and also Barnstable County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bristol County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Barnstable 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 Harbor Beach

Communities Also Named Harbor Beach ...

We found two communities that are also named Harbor Beach.

Within Massachusetts, the name Harbor Beach is unique.

Beyond Massachusetts, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Broward County
      • This Harbor Beach is located in Broward County and lies 1,199 miles [1,929.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Harbor Beach that is located in Plymouth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Broward County community of Harbor Beach.
    • Michigan
      • Huron County
      • This Harbor Beach is located in Huron County and lies 620 miles [997.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Harbor Beach that is located in Plymouth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Huron County community of Harbor Beach.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Harbor Beach ...

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.

  • Alms House
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Alms House is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alms House
  • Cannonville
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Cannonville is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonville
  • Crescent Beach
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Crescent Beach is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Beach
  • Holly Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Holly Woods is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Woods
  • Marion
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Marion is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,189 people
  • Piney Point Beach
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Piney Point Beach is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Point Beach
  • Shell Beach
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Shell Beach is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Beach
  • Silver Beach
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Silver Beach is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
  • Silver Shell Beach
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Silver Shell Beach is located in Bristol County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Shell Beach
  • Swifts Beach
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Swifts Beach is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swifts Beach
  • Wolf Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Wolf Lake is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Harbor Beach and extending to:

  • Plymouth, which is the Seat of Plymouth County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Harbor Beach to Plymouth, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 50 miles [80.5 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 381 miles [613.2 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,518 miles [8,880.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,221 miles [10,011.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,098 miles [6,595.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Harbor Beach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Harbor Beach 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 Harbor Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6690, Longitude: -70.7620       In this case, the coordinates for Harbor Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.901 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.371 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.792 degrees.