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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:
    • 39.643448, -75.121844
    • 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 Gloucester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Gloucester County
    • Since Harding is near Salem County and also Cumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Salem County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland 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 New Jersey, the name Harding is unique.

Beyond New Jersey, 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 910 miles [1,464.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Harding that is located in Gloucester 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 728 miles [1,171.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Harding that is located in Gloucester 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 730 miles [1,174.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Harding that is located in Gloucester 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 1,063 miles [1,710.7 km]<1> to the west of the Harding that is located in Gloucester 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 706 miles [1,136.2 km]<1> to the west of the Harding that is located in Gloucester 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 399 miles [642.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Harding that is located in Gloucester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Harding.
    • Manitoba
      • This Harding lies 1,424 miles [2,291.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Harding that is located in Gloucester County.
    • Massachusetts
      • Norfolk County
      • This Harding is located in Norfolk County and lies 265 miles [426.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Harding that is located in Gloucester 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].
    • Minnesota
      • Morrison County
      • This Harding is located in Morrison County and lies 1,052 miles [1,693 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Harding that is located in Gloucester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morrison County community of Harding.
    • North Dakota
      • McKenzie County
      • This Harding is located in McKenzie County and lies 1,537 miles [2,473.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Harding that is located in Gloucester 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 124 miles [199.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Harding that is located in Gloucester 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 1,500 miles [2,414 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Harding that is located in Gloucester 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 1,976 miles [3,180.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Harding that is located in Gloucester 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 262 miles [421.6 km]<1> to the west of the Harding that is located in Gloucester 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.

  • Cross Keys
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cross Keys is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
  • Downer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Downer is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downer
  • Friendship
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Friendship is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
  • Fries Mill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Fries Mill is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fries Mill
  • Greenville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenville is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Jessups Mill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jessups Mill is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessups Mill
  • Lincoln
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Lincoln is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
  • Maple Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Maple Grove is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
  • New Freedom
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • New Freedom is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Freedom
  • Pine Tavern
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Pine Tavern is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tavern
  • Plainville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Plainville is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
  • Pole Tavern
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Pole Tavern is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pole Tavern
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Richwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Richwood is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
    • Star Cross
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Star Cross is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Cross
    • Whig Lane
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Whig Lane is located in Salem County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whig Lane
    • Willow Grove
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Willow Grove is located in Salem County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove

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 community 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:

  • Woodbury, which is the Seat of Gloucester County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Harding to Woodbury, with an average speed<4> 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.
  • Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 44 miles [70.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 114 miles [183.5 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,785 miles [9,310.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,488 miles [10,441.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,366 miles [7,026.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 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.
<5>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: 39.6434, Longitude: -75.1218       In this case, the coordinates for Harding have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.706 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.212 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.607 degrees.