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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 Harding, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Harding 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 Harding:
- 46.113663, -94.039202
- 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 Harding
- 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 Morrison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morrison County
- Since Harding is near Crow Wing County and also Mille Lacs County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Crow Wing County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mille Lacs 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 Harding
Communities Also Named Harding ...
We found twenty communities that are also named Harding.
Within Minnesota, the name Harding is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of twenty communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these twenty communities, nineteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Harding is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,402 miles [2,256.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Harding that is located in Morrison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Harding.
- Georgia
- Tift County
- This Harding is located in Tift County and lies 1,155 miles [1,858.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Harding that is located in Morrison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tift County community of Harding.
- Illinois
- La Salle County
- This Harding is located in La Salle County and lies 409 miles [658.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Harding that is located in Morrison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the La Salle County community of Harding.
- Iowa
- Polk County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Harding [Polk County].
- Kansas
- Bourbon County
- This Harding is located in Bourbon County and lies 562 miles [904.5 km]<1> to the south of the Harding that is located in Morrison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bourbon County community of Harding.
- Doniphan County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Harding [Doniphan County].
- Kentucky
- Union County
- This Harding is located in Union County and lies 661 miles [1,063.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Harding that is located in Morrison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Harding.
- Maine
- Cumberland County
- This Harding is located in Cumberland County and lies 1,184 miles [1,905.5 km]<1> to the east of the Harding that is located in Morrison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Harding.
- Manitoba
- This Harding lies 401 miles [645.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Harding that is located in Morrison County.
- Massachusetts
- Norfolk County
- This Harding is located in Norfolk County and lies 1,152 miles [1,854 km]<1> to the east of the Harding that is located in Morrison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk County community of Harding.
- Michigan
- Mason County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Harding [Mason County].
- New Jersey
- Gloucester County
- This Harding is located in Gloucester County and lies 1,052 miles [1,693 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Harding that is located in Morrison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gloucester County community of Harding.
- North Dakota
- McKenzie County
- This Harding is located in McKenzie County and lies 484 miles [778.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Harding that is located in Morrison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McKenzie County community of Harding.
- Ramsey County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Harding [Ramsey County].
- Ohio
- Muskingum County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Harding [Muskingum County].
- Richland County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Richland County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Harding.
- Pennsylvania
- Luzerne County
- This Harding is located in Luzerne County and lies 964 miles [1,551.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Harding that is located in Morrison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Harding.
- South Dakota
- Harding County
- This Harding is located in Harding County and lies 469 miles [754.8 km]<1> to the west of the Harding that is located in Morrison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harding County community of Harding.
- Utah
- Millard County
- This Harding is located in Millard County and lies 1,043 miles [1,678.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Harding that is located in Morrison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Millard County community of Harding.
- West Virginia
- Randolph County
- This Harding is located in Randolph County and lies 868 miles [1,396.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Harding that is located in Morrison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Harding.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Harding ...
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.
- Cove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cove is located in Mille Lacs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
- Crow Wing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crow Wing is located in Crow Wing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Wing
- Gregory
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gregory is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Hillman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Johnsdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Johnsdale is located in Mille Lacs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsdale
- Little Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Little Rock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Little Rock is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
- Maple Leaf Court
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Leaf Court is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Leaf Court
- Vineland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Vineland is located in Mille Lacs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
How Far From Harding 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 city such as Harding to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Harding and extending to:
- Little Falls, which is the Seat of Morrison County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Harding to Little Falls, with an average speed<5> 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 five to six hours.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 92 miles [148.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 995 miles [1,601.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 57 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,188 miles [9,958.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,946 miles [11,178.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,863 miles [7,826.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Harding) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Harding 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. |
| <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 Harding, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Harding 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 Harding. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.1137, Longitude: -94.0392 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.846 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.936 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.766 degrees. |
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