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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 Harbinger, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Harbinger 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 Harbinger:
- 36.102107, -75.814075
- 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 Harbinger
- 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 Currituck County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Currituck County
- Since Harbinger is near Dare County and also Camden County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dare County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Camden 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 Harbinger
Curious and Interesting Names Near Harbinger ...
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.
- Duck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gulls Flight
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gulls Flight is located in Dare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulls Flight
- Jay Crest
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jay Crest is located in Dare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay Crest
- Kitty Hawk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kitty Hawk Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kitty Hawk Beach is located in Dare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitty Hawk Beach
- Ocean Dunes
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ocean Dunes is located in Dare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Dunes
- Ocean Pines
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ocean Pines is located in Dare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Pines
- Olds
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Olds is located in Currituck County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olds
- Sand Dollar Shores
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Dollar Shores is located in Dare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Dollar Shores
- Sandy Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Dare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Schooner Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Schooner Ridge is located in Dare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schooner Ridge
- Sea Hawk
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sea Hawk is located in Dare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Hawk
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Sea Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sea Ridge is located in Dare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Ridge
- Shipswatch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shipswatch is located in Dare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipswatch
- Snow Geese Dunes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Snow Geese Dunes is located in Dare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Geese Dunes
- Spot
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Spot is located in Currituck County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spot
- Wild Duck Dunes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wild Duck Dunes is located in Dare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Duck Dunes
How Far From Harbinger 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 Harbinger to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Harbinger and extending to:
- Currituck, which is the Seat of Currituck County, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Harbinger to Currituck, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 159 miles [255.9 km] to the west (W). 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 204 miles [328.3 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,962 miles [9,594.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,651 miles [10,703.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,535 miles [7,298.4 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- Harbinger) 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 Harbinger 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 Harbinger. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1021, Longitude: -75.8141 In this case, the coordinates for Harbinger have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.347 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.393 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.28 degrees. |
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