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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 Harneys Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Harneys Corner 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 Harneys Corner:
- 40.249275, -74.742661
- 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 Harneys Corner
- 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 Mercer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mercer County
- Since Harneys Corner is near Bucks County and also Burlington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bucks County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Burlington 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 Harneys Corner
Communities Also Named Harneys Corner ...
We found one communities that are also named Harneys Corner.
Within New Jersey, the name Harneys Corner is unique.
Beyond New Jersey, there is another community also named Harneys Corner in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Quebec
- This Harneys Corner lies 404 miles [650.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Harneys Corner that is located in Mercer County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Harneys Corner ...
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.
- Bear Tavern
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Tavern is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Tavern
- Centerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Centerville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Clarksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clarksville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Edinburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Edinburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Golden Crest
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Golden Crest is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Crest
- Groveville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Groveville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveville
- Harts Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Harts Corner is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts Corner
- Hillcrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hillcrest is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Lewisville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lewisville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Mile Hollow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mile Hollow is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Hollow
- Parsonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Parsonville is located in Burlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonville
- Post Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Post Corner is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Corner
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Princessville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Princessville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princessville
- Quaker Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Quaker Gardens is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gardens
- Robbinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Robbinsville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbinsville
- Rosedale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rosedale is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Slackwoods
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Slackwoods is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slackwoods
- Thornridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thornridge is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornridge
- Wheat Sheaf
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wheat Sheaf is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat Sheaf
- White Horse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- White Horse is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
How Far From Harneys Corner 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 Harneys Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Harneys Corner and extending to:
- Trenton, which is the Seat of Mercer County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies just to the south southwest (SSW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 153 miles [246.2 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Harneys Corner to White House, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,744 miles [9,244.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,449 miles [10,378.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,326 miles [6,962 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Harneys Corner) 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 Harneys Corner 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 Harneys Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2493, Longitude: -74.7427 In this case, the coordinates for Harneys Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.427 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.991 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.187 degrees. |
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