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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 Harveysburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Harveysburg 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 Harveysburg:
- 39.502087, -84.009733
- 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 Harveysburg
- 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 Warren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
- Since Harveysburg is near Clinton County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene 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 Harveysburg
Communities Also Named Harveysburg ...
We found one communities that are also named Harveysburg.
Within Ohio, the name Harveysburg is unique.
Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Harveysburg in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Fountain County
- This Harveysburg is located in Fountain County and lies 177 miles [284.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Harveysburg that is located in Warren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fountain County community of Harveysburg.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Harveysburg ...
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.
- Clarksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cornstalk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cornstalk is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornstalk
- Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ferry is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry
- Gurneyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gurneyville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurneyville
- Hickoryville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hickoryville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickoryville
- Kingman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Kingman is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingman
- Little Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Little Center is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Center
- Mount Holly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mount Holly is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
- Mount Pleasant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Spring Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
How Far From Harveysburg 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 village such as Harveysburg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Harveysburg and extending to:
- Lebanon, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Harveysburg to Lebanon, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 63 miles [101.4 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 about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 375 miles [603.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,156 miles [9,907.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,880 miles [11,072.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,756 miles [7,654 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Harveysburg) 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 Harveysburg 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 Harveysburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5021, Longitude: -84.0097 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.113 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.34 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.555 degrees. |
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