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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 Lower Harmony, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lower Harmony and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Lower Harmony:
    • 40.736487, -75.140731
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Lower Harmony
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Lower Harmony ...

We found one communities that share the name Lower Harmony.

Within New Jersey, the name Lower Harmony is unique.

Beyond New Jersey, there is another community also named Lower Harmony in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Lower Harmony lies 682 miles [1,097.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lower Harmony that is located in Warren County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lower Harmony ...

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.

  • Chestnut Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
    • Chestnut Hill is located in Northampton County (PA)
  • Churchville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Churchville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
    • Churchville is located in Northampton County (PA)
  • Foul Rift ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foul Rift
    • Foul Rift is located in Warren County
  • Harmony
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
    • Harmony is located in Warren County
  • Kennedy Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennedy Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Mills
    • Kennedy Mills is located in Warren County
  • Lows Hollow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lows Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lows Hollow
    • Lows Hollow is located in Warren County
  • Martins Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martins Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Creek
    • Martins Creek is located in Northampton County (PA)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martins Creek <3>
  • Montana
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana
    • Montana is located in Warren County
  • Mount Pleasant
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Northampton County (PA)
  • Still Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Still Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Valley
    • Still Valley is located in Warren County
  • Uniontown
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uniontown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
    • Uniontown is located in Warren County
  • Willow Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
    • Willow Grove is located in Warren County

How Far From Lower Harmony 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 Lower Harmony to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Belvidere, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Lower Harmony to Trenton, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 161 miles [259.1 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 10 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,741 miles [9,239.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,449 miles [10,378.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,325 miles [6,960.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lower Harmony. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Warren County: www.co.warren.nj.us/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lower Harmony) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lower Harmony. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7365, Longitude: -75.1407       In this case, the coordinates for Lower Harmony have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Lower Harmony to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.617 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.284 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.148 degrees.









 

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