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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 Harristown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Harristown 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 Harristown:
- 40.006768, -76.083842
- 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 Harristown
- 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 Lancaster County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
- Since Harristown is near Chester County and also Bedford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chester County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bedford 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 Harristown
Communities Also Named Harristown ...
We found four communities that are also named Harristown.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Harristown is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Macon County
- This Harristown is located in Macon County and lies 686 miles [1,104 km]<1> to the west of the Harristown that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Harristown.
- Indiana
- Washington County
- This Harristown is located in Washington County and lies 539 miles [867.4 km]<1> to the west of the Harristown that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Harristown.
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- This Harristown is located in Baltimore County and lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Harristown that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Harristown.
- South Carolina
- Berkeley County
- This Harristown is located in Berkeley County and lies 505 miles [812.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Harristown that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkeley County community of Harristown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Harristown ...
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.
- Bird-in-Hand
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Christiana
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Georgetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Georgetown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Gordonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Green Bank
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Green Bank is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bank
- Hatville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hatville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatville
- Intercourse
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Irishtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Irishtown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irishtown
- Limeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Limeville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeville
- Mascot
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mascot is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
- Mount Pleasant
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Paradise
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Salisbury Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Salisbury Heights is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury Heights
- Stumptown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Stumptown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
- Vintage
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Vintage is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintage
- Vintage Station
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Vintage Station is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintage Station
- Weavertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Weavertown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavertown
- White Horse
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- White Horse is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
How Far From Harristown 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 Harristown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Harristown and extending to:
- Lancaster, which is the Seat of Lancaster County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Harristown to Lancaster, 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.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 46 miles [74 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 91 miles [146.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,810 miles [9,350.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,518 miles [10,489.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,394 miles [7,071.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Harristown) 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 Harristown 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 Harristown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0068, Longitude: -76.0838 In this case, the coordinates for Harristown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.245 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.879 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.867 degrees. |
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