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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 Harbor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Harbor 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 Harbor:
- 41.887831, -80.815366
- 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 Harbor
- 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 Ashtabula County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ashtabula County
- Since Harbor is near Lake County and also Geauga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lake County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Geauga 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 Harbor
Communities Also Named Harbor ...
We found nine communities that are also named Harbor.
Within Ohio, the name Harbor is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Ventura County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Harbor [Ventura County].
- Indiana
- Lake County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Harbor [Lake County].
- Louisiana
- Calcasieu Parish
- This Harbor is located in Calcasieu Parish and lies 1,058 miles [1,702.7 km]<2> to the southwest of the Harbor that is located in Ashtabula County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calcasieu Parish community of Harbor.
- Maine
- Oxford County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Harbor [Oxford County].
- Manitoba
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- New York
- Herkimer County
- This Harbor is located in Herkimer County and lies 300 miles [482.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Harbor that is located in Ashtabula County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Herkimer County community of Harbor.
- Oregon
- Curry County
- This Harbor is located in Curry County and lies 2,206 miles [3,550.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Harbor that is located in Ashtabula County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Curry County community of Harbor.
- Pennsylvania
- Lawrence County
- This Harbor is located in Lawrence County and lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Harbor that is located in Ashtabula County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Harbor.
- Wisconsin
- Milwaukee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Harbor [Milwaukee County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Harbor ...
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.
- Chapel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Chapel is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel
- Crestlawn Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Crestlawn Village is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestlawn Village
- Erieview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Erieview is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erieview
- Gageville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gageville is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gageville
- Geneva
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Geneva-on-the-Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kingsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kingsville On-the-Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Plymouth
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Plymouth is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Willow Arms
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Willow Arms is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Arms
How Far From Harbor 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 Harbor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Harbor and extending to:
- Jefferson, which is the Seat of Ashtabula County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Harbor to Jefferson, with an average speed<4> 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 174 miles [280 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 286 miles [460.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,922 miles [9,530.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,647 miles [10,697.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,524 miles [7,280.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Harbor 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Harbor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Harbor 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 Harbor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8878, Longitude: -80.8154 In this case, the coordinates for Harbor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.021 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.316 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.269 degrees. |
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