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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 Harriman, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Harriman 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 Harriman:
    • 35.932180, -84.560994
    • 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 Harriman
  • 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 Morgan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
    • Since Harriman is near Roane County and also Cumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Roane County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland 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 Harriman

Communities Also Named Harriman ...

We found five communities that are also named Harriman.

Within Tennessee, the name Harriman is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Nevada
      • Nye County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Nye County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nye County community of Harriman.
    • New York
      • Orange County
      • This Harriman is located in Orange County and lies 672 miles [1,081.5 km]<2> to the northeast of the Harriman that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Harriman.
    • Oregon
      • Klamath County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Harriman [Klamath County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Bucks County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Harriman [Bucks County].
    • Wyoming
      • Laramie County
      • This Harriman is located in Laramie County and lies 1,168 miles [1,879.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Harriman that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Laramie County community of Harriman.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Harriman ...

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.

  • Cherokee Hills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cherokee Hills is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Hills
  • Dry Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Dry Hill is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Hill
  • Flat Rock Ford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Flat Rock Ford is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock Ford
  • Glen Wright
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Glen Wright is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Wright
  • Green Acres
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Green Acres is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • High Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • High Point is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
  • Holiday Shores
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Holiday Shores is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Shores
  • Hood Landing Ferry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Hood Landing Ferry is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood Landing Ferry
  • James Ferry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • James Ferry is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Ferry
  • Laddie Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Laddie Village is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddie Village
  • Lake Shore
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Lake Shore is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
  • Lakeview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Lakeview is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Lawnville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Lawnville is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawnville
    • Lawnville Meadows
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Lawnville Meadows is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawnville Meadows
    • Little Emory
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Little Emory is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Emory
    • Pine Orchard
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Pine Orchard is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Orchard
    • Ponderosa
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Ponderosa is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
    • Postoak
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Postoak is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
      • Postoak has also been known as:
      • Post Oak Springs
    • Suburban Shores
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Suburban Shores is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburban Shores
    • Sugar Grove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Sugar Grove is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
    • Twin Oaks
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Twin Oaks is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
    • Twin Rivers Ferry
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Twin Rivers Ferry is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Rivers Ferry
    • Walnut Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Walnut Hill is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill

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

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

  • Wartburg, which is the Seat of Morgan County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Harriman to Wartburg, with an average speed<4> 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.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 124 miles [199.6 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 460 miles [740.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 27 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,345 miles [10,211.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,057 miles [11,357.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,932 miles [7,937.3 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 Harriman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Harriman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Harriman could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<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 Harriman 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 Harriman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9322, Longitude: -84.5610       In this case, the coordinates for Harriman have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.429 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.188 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.808 degrees.