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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 Harrow, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Harrow 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 Harrow:
- 40.491214, -75.174341
- 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 Harrow
- 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 Bucks County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bucks County
- Since Harrow is near Hunterdon County and also Warren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hunterdon County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warren 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 Harrow
Communities Also Named Harrow ...
We found one communities that are also named Harrow.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Harrow is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Harrow in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ontario
- This Harrow lies 415 miles [667.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Harrow that is located in Bucks County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Harrow ...
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.
- Amsterdam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Amsterdam is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
- Bucksville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bucksville is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksville
- Clay Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Clay Ridge is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Ridge
- Deep Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Deep Run is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Run
- Elephant
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Elephant is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elephant
- Erwinna
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Everbreeze Plateau
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Everbreeze Plateau is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everbreeze Plateau
- Ferndale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ferndale is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Gallows Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gallows Hill is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallows Hill
- Holland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Holland is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Irish Meeting House
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Irish Meeting House is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Meeting House
- Jugtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jugtown is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jugtown
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Mount Joy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Joy is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
- Narrowsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Narrowsville is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrowsville
- Pipersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tumble Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tumble Falls is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumble Falls
- Upper Black Eddy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Harrow 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 Harrow to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Harrow and extending to:
- Doylestown, which is the Seat of Bucks County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Harrow to Doylestown, 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 90 miles [144.8 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 147 miles [236.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,752 miles [9,256.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,460 miles [10,396.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,336 miles [6,978.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<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- Harrow) 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 Harrow 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 Harrow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4912, Longitude: -75.1743 In this case, the coordinates for Harrow have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.66 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.294 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.269 degrees. |
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