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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 Harlansburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Harlansburg 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 Harlansburg:
    • 41.024406, -80.187621
    • 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 Harlansburg
  • 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 Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
    • Since Harlansburg is near Butler County and also Mercer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Butler County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Mercer 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 Harlansburg

Communities Also Named Harlansburg ...

We found one communities that are also named Harlansburg.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Harlansburg is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Harlansburg in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Huntington County
      • This Harlansburg is located in Huntington County and lies 280 miles [450.6 km]<1> to the west of the Harlansburg that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Huntington County community of Harlansburg.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Harlansburg ...

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.

  • Currys Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Currys Mills is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currys Mills
  • Elliotts Mills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Elliotts Mills is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliotts Mills
  • Energy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Grahms
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Grahms is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahms
  • Jacksville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jacksville is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksville
  • Joyce
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Joyce is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyce
  • Kennedy Mill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Kennedy Mill is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Mill
  • Leesburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Mayville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Mayville is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
  • Painter Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Painter Hill is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painter Hill
  • Plain Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Plain Grove is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain Grove
  • Portersville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...

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

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

  • New Castle, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies just to the West.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 180 miles [289.7 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Harlansburg to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 222 miles [357.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,935 miles [9,551.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,656 miles [10,711.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,532 miles [7,293.5 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Harlansburg) 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 Harlansburg 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 Harlansburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0244, Longitude: -80.1876    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.675 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.792 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.297 degrees.