Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Harmonville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Harmonville and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Harmonville

• 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 Harmonville:
  • 40.095388, -75.286014
  • 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 Harmonville

• 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
  • Since Harmonville is near Indiana County and also Philadelphia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Indiana County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Philadelphia 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 Harmonville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Harmonville ...

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.

• Black Horse
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Black Horse is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Horse
• Cherry Dale
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Cherry Dale is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Dale
• Cold Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Cold Point is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Point
• Five Points
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Five Points is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Hickorytown
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Hickorytown is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickorytown
• Ivy Rock
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Ivy Rock is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Rock
• Joshua Knoll
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Joshua Knoll is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Knoll
• Marble Hall
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Marble Hall is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Hall
• Mechanicsville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Mechanicsville is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
• Plymouth Meeting
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Plymouth Meeting is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth Meeting
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth Meeting <1>
• Seven Stars
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Seven Stars is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
• Spring Mill
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Spring Mill is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mill
• Swedeland
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Swedeland is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedeland
• Swedesburg
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Swedesburg is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedesburg

How Far From Harmonville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Harmonville to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Norristown, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Harmonville to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 124 miles [199.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,773 miles [9,290.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,479 miles [10,426.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,356 miles [7,010.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'