RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of New York >> Delaware County >> Harpersfield >> Tidbits & TriviaIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
New York


The Commemorative Quarter for New York







Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Harpersfield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Harpersfield 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 Harpersfield:
    • 42.438494, -74.686949
    • 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 Harpersfield
  • 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 Harpersfield ...

We found one communities that share the name Harpersfield.

Within New York, the name Harpersfield is unique.

Beyond New York, there is another community also named Harpersfield in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Ohio
      • Ashtabula County
      • This Harpersfield is located in Ashtabula County and lies 324 miles [521.4 km]<1> to the west of the Harpersfield that is located in Delaware County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashtabula County community of Harpersfield.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Harpersfield ...

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.

  • Arabia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arabia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arabia
    • Arabia is located in Schoharie County
  • Bloomville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Butts Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butts Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butts Corner
    • Butts Corner is located in Delaware County
  • Charlotteville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlotteville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotteville
    • Charlotteville is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlotteville <3>
  • Chaseville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chaseville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseville
    • Chaseville is located in Otsego County
  • Eminence
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eminence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
    • Eminence is located in Schoharie County
  • Grand Gorge
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hardscrabble
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardscrabble have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardscrabble
    • Hardscrabble is located in Delaware County
  • Hobart
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobart have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
    • Hobart is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 387 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hobart <3>
  • Lutheranville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lutheranville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheranville
    • Lutheranville is located in Schoharie County

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

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

  • Delhi, which is the Seat of Delaware County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Harpersfield to Delhi, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 49 miles [78.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 273 miles [439.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,652 miles [9,096 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,367 miles [10,246.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,242 miles [6,826.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

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

The official website for Delaware County: www.co.delaware.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

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 from Point A (ie- Harpersfield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Harpersfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4385, Longitude: -74.6869    
<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 Harpersfield 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 306.162 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.044 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.184 degrees.









 

Copyright 2024
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 07 Apr 2024