Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Har-Win Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Har-Win Acres and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Har-Win Acres

• 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 Har-Win Acres:
  • 39.960341, -82.531825
  • 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 Har-Win Acres

• 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 Licking County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Licking County
  • Since Har-Win Acres is near Fairfield County and also Perry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfield County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Perry 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 Har-Win Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Har-Win Acres ...

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.

• Firemans Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Firemans Park is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firemans Park
• Harbor Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Harbor Hills is located in Licking County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Hills
• Hebron
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Hebron is located in Licking County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,497 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hebron <1>
• Locust Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Locust Grove is located in Licking County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
• Moscow ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Moscow is located in Licking County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
• Outville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Outville is located in Licking County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outville
• Sandstone Canyon
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Sandstone Canyon is located in Licking County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone Canyon
• Shell Beach
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Shell Beach is located in Fairfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Beach
• Summerland Beach
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Summerland Beach is located in Fairfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerland Beach
• Sunshine Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunshine Park is located in Licking County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Park
• Union Station
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Union Station is located in Licking County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Station
• Wooded Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Wooded Hills is located in Licking County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooded Hills

How Far From Har-Win Acres 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 Har-Win Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Har-Win Acres and extending to:

• Newark, which is the Seat of Licking County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Har-Win Acres to Newark, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 24 miles [38.6 km] to the west (W). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 302 miles [486 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,077 miles [9,780 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,799 miles [10,941.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,675 miles [7,523.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'