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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 Landing Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Harmon Landing Estates 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 Landing Estates:
- 38.203173, -75.295470
- 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 Landing Estates
- 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 Worcester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Worcester County
- Since Harmon Landing Estates is near Wicomico County and also Accomack County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wicomico County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Accomack 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 Landing Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Harmon Landing Estates ...
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.
- Boxiron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Boxiron is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxiron
- Boxiron Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Boxiron Landing is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxiron Landing
- Cedartown
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cedartown is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedartown
- Figgs Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Figgs Landing is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Figgs Landing
- Golf Club Shores
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Golf Club Shores is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf Club Shores
- Indiantown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Indiantown is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
- Ironshire
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ironshire is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironshire
- Libertytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Libertytown is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertytown
- Mason Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mason Landing is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Landing
- Nathaniels Retreat
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nathaniels Retreat is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathaniels Retreat
- Public Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Public Landing is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Public Landing
- Snow Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
How Far From Harmon Landing Estates 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 Harmon Landing Estates 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 Landing Estates and extending to:
- Snow Hill, which is the Seat of Worcester County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Harmon Landing Estates to Annapolis, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 105 miles [169 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,852 miles [9,417.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,549 miles [10,539.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,429 miles [7,127.8 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 from Point A (ie- Harmon Landing Estates) 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 Landing Estates 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 Landing Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2032, Longitude: -75.2955 In this case, the coordinates for Harmon Landing Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.923 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.232 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.269 degrees. |
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