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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 Harmon Haven, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Harmon Haven 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 Harmon Haven:
- 39.563712, -77.198316
- 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 Harmon Haven
- 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 Frederick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick County
- Since Harmon Haven is near Carroll County and also Adams County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Adams 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 Harmon Haven
Curious and Interesting Names Near Harmon Haven ...
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.
- Bruceville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bruceville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
- Centerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Detour
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Detour is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detour
- Fairhaven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairhaven is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Glenn Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glenn Hill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Hill
- Good Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Good Hill is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hill
- Grossnickle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grossnickle is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grossnickle
- Hidden Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hidden Creek is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Creek
- Johnsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Johnsville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
- Key Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Key Heights is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key Heights
- Ladiesburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ladiesburg is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladiesburg
- Ottersdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ottersdale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottersdale
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Pipe Creek ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pipe Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipe Creek
- Quaker Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Quaker Heights is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Heights
- Rabbit Run
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rabbit Run is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Run
- Union Bridge
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Union Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Union Hills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hills
- Uniontown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Uniontown is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Walnut Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Hill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Wolfs Den
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wolfs Den is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Den
How Far From Harmon Haven 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 Harmon Haven to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Harmon Haven and extending to:
- Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Harmon Haven to Frederick, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 55 miles [88.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 46 miles [74 km] to the south (S). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,876 miles [9,456.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,584 miles [10,595.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,460 miles [7,177.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Harmon Haven) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Harmon Haven 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 Harmon Haven. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5637, Longitude: -77.1983 In this case, the coordinates for Harmon Haven have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.942 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.601 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.524 degrees. |
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