Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Harrells Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Harrells Mill and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Harrells Mill

• 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 Harrells Mill:
  • 36.385710, -76.904680
  • 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 Harrells Mill

• 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 Hertford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hertford County
  • Since Harrells Mill is near Gates County and also Bertie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gates County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bertie 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 Harrells Mill

Communities Also Named Harrells Mill ...

We found one communities that are also named Harrells Mill.

Within North Carolina, the name Harrells Mill is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Harrells Mill in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Virginia
    • Sussex County
    • This Harrells Mill is located in Sussex County and lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Harrells Mill that is located in Hertford County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Harrells Mill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Harrells Mill ...

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.

• California
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • California is located in Hertford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
• Eleanors Crossroads
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Eleanors Crossroads is located in Gates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanors Crossroads
• Gatesville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Gatesville is located in Gates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 290 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gatesville <2>
• Mount Gallows
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Gallows is located in Hertford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gallows
• Pettys Shore
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Pettys Shore is located in Hertford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettys Shore
• Pleasant Plains
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Plains is located in Hertford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
• Rays Beach
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Rays Beach is located in Gates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rays Beach
• Storys
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Storys is located in Gates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storys
• Tarheel
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Tarheel is located in Gates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarheel
• Union
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Union is located in Hertford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union

How Far From Harrells Mill 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 Harrells Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Harrells Mill and extending to:

• Winton, which is the Seat of Hertford County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 105 miles [169 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Harrells Mill to Raleigh, 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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 173 miles [278.4 km] to the north (N). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,998 miles [9,652.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,692 miles [10,769.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,573 miles [7,359.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'