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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 Harmontown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Harmontown 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 Harmontown:
- 34.536970, -89.650306
- 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 Harmontown
- 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 Lafayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lafayette County
- Since Harmontown is near Marshall County and also Tate County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tate 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 Harmontown
Communities Also Named Harmontown ...
We found two communities that are also named Harmontown.
Within Mississippi, the name Harmontown is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Independence County
- This Harmontown is located in Independence County and lies 148 miles [238.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Harmontown that is located in Lafayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Independence County community of Harmontown.
- Pennsylvania
- Potter County
- This Harmontown is located in Potter County and lies 816 miles [1,313.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Harmontown that is located in Lafayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Potter County community of Harmontown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Harmontown ...
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.
- Alesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Crossroad
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crossroad is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroad
- Dukes Ferry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dukes Ferry is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukes Ferry
- Free Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Free Springs is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Springs
- Galena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Galena is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Glenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Glenville is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Hideaway Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hideaway Hills is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideaway Hills
- Laws Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Molly Barr Cove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Molly Barr Cove is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molly Barr Cove
- Orion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Orion is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
- Rockhill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rockhill is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
- University
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlawn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Woodlawn is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From Harmontown to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Harmontown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Harmontown and extending to:
- Oxford, which is the Seat of Lafayette County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Harmontown to Oxford, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 157 miles [252.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 759 miles [1,221.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,618 miles [10,650.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,339 miles [11,811 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,214 miles [8,391.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Harmontown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Harmontown 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 Harmontown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5370, Longitude: -89.6503 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.494 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.53 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.269 degrees. |
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