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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 Harpersfield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Harpersfield 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 Harpersfield:
- 41.759531, -80.946523
- 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 Harpersfield
- 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 Harpersfield is near Geauga County and also Lake County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Geauga County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lake 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 Harpersfield
Communities Also Named Harpersfield ...
We found one communities that are also named Harpersfield.
Within Ohio, the name Harpersfield is unique.
Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Harpersfield in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Delaware County
- This Harpersfield is located in Delaware County and lies 324 miles [521.4 km]<1> to the east of the Harpersfield that is located in Ashtabula County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware 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.
- Calm ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Calm is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calm
- Chapel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cold Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cold Springs is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Cork
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cork is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cork
- Driftwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eagleville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Footville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Footville is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville
- Geneva
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Geneva-on-the-Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- James Place
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- James Place is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Place
- Mechanicsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Unionville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Unionville is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
How Far From Harpersfield 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 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:
- Jefferson, which is the Seat of Ashtabula County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Harpersfield to Jefferson, 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 163 miles [262.3 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 285 miles [458.7 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,933 miles [9,548.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,658 miles [10,715 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,535 miles [7,298.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Harpersfield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Harpersfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7595, Longitude: -80.9465 In this case, the coordinates for Harpersfield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.111 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.398 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.379 degrees. |
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