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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 Harbour, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Harbour 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 Harbour:
- 36.459545, -82.640154
- 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 Harbour
- 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 Sullivan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
- Since Harbour is near Washington County and also Hawkins County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hawkins 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 Harbour
Communities Also Named Harbour ...
We found one communities that are also named Harbour.
Within Tennessee, the name Harbour is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Harbour in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Calhoun County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Harbour [Calhoun County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Harbour ...
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.
- Butterfly ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Butterfly is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfly
- Cloverbottom ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cloverbottom is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverbottom
- Double Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Double Springs is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
- Fall Branch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gabtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gabtown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabtown
- Green Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Green Village is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Haws Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Haws Crossroads is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haws Crossroads
- Horse Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Horse Creek is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek
- Lone Star
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lone Star is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Lovelace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lovelace is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelace
- Meadowbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowbrook is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Poplar Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Poplar Grove is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Rock Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rock Springs is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Slaughter ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Slaughter is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter
- Solitude ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Solitude is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
How Far From Harbour 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 Harbour to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Harbour and extending to:
- Blountville, which is the Seat of Sullivan County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Harbour to Blountville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 231 miles [371.8 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 349 miles [561.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,241 miles [10,043.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,950 miles [11,184.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,826 miles [7,766.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Harbour, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Harbour) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Harbour 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 Harbour. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4595, Longitude: -82.6402 In this case, the coordinates for Harbour have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.282 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.947 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.866 degrees. |
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