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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 Harveytown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Harveytown 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 Harveytown:
- 35.275441, -77.564968
- 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 Harveytown
- 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 Lenoir County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lenoir County
- Since Harveytown is near Jones County and also Craven County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jones County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Craven 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 Harveytown
Communities Also Named Harveytown ...
We found three communities that are also named Harveytown.
Within North Carolina, the name Harveytown is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- South Carolina
- Spartanburg County
- This Harveytown is located in Spartanburg County and lies 259 miles [416.8 km]<1> to the west of the Harveytown that is located in Lenoir County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Harveytown.
- Texas
- Jasper County
- This Harveytown is located in Jasper County and lies 999 miles [1,607.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Harveytown that is located in Lenoir County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Harveytown.
- West Virginia
- Cabell County
- This Harveytown is located in Cabell County and lies 346 miles [556.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Harveytown that is located in Lenoir County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cabell County community of Harveytown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Harveytown ...
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.
- Booker T Washington
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Booker T Washington is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker T Washington
- Club Pines
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Club Pines is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Club Pines
- Clubview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clubview is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clubview
- George Washington Carver
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Georgetown
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Georgetown is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Greenmead
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Greenmead is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmead
- Grove Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Grove Park is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
- Howard Hights
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Howard Hights is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Hights
- Liberty Hill Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Liberty Hill Park is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Park
- Meadow Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Meadow Brook is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook
- Rolling Pines
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rolling Pines is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Pines
- Tarheel Courts
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Tarheel Courts is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarheel Courts
- Tower Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Tower Heights is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Heights
How Far From Harveytown 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 Harveytown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Harveytown and extending to:
- Kinston, which is the Seat of Lenoir County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 69 miles [111 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Harveytown to Raleigh, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 251 miles [403.9 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,075 miles [9,776.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,765 miles [10,887.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,648 miles [7,480.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Harveytown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Harveytown 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 Harveytown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2754, Longitude: -77.5650 In this case, the coordinates for Harveytown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.357 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.424 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.232 degrees. |
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