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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 New Harmony, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Harmony 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 New Harmony:
    • 36.489216, -86.092764
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on New Harmony
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named New Harmony ...

We found thirteen communities that share the name New Harmony.

There are two communities within Tennessee that are also named New Harmony.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, twelve are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Tennessee ...
    • Bledsoe County
      • This New Harmony is located in Bledsoe County and lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the New Harmony that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bledsoe County community of New Harmony.
    • Hardin County
      • This New Harmony is located in Hardin County and lies 141 miles [226.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the New Harmony that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of New Harmony.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Chambers County
      • This New Harmony is located in Chambers County and lies 258 miles [415.2 km]<1> to the south of the New Harmony that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chambers County community of New Harmony.
      • Cullman County
      • This New Harmony is located in Cullman County and lies 157 miles [252.7 km] to the south of the New Harmony that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cullman County community of New Harmony.
    • Florida
      • Walton County
      • This New Harmony is located in Walton County and lies 389 miles [626 km]<1> to the south of the New Harmony that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walton County community of New Harmony.
    • Indiana
      • Posey County
      • This New Harmony is located in Posey County and lies 151 miles [243 km]<1> to the northwest of the New Harmony that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Posey County community of New Harmony.
    • Mississippi
      • Union County
      • This New Harmony is located in Union County and lies 214 miles [344.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the New Harmony that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of New Harmony.
    • Missouri
      • Pike County
      • This New Harmony is located in Pike County and lies 346 miles [556.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the New Harmony that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of New Harmony.
    • Ohio
      • Brown County
      • This New Harmony is located in Brown County and lies 208 miles [334.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the New Harmony that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of New Harmony.
    • Prince Edward Island
      • This New Harmony lies 1,404 miles [2,259.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the New Harmony that is located in Macon County.
    • Texas
      • Shelby County
      • This New Harmony is located in Shelby County and lies 556 miles [894.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the New Harmony that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of New Harmony.
      • Smith County
      • This New Harmony is located in Smith County and lies 602 miles [968.8 km] to the west southwest of the New Harmony that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smith County community of New Harmony.
    • Utah
      • Washington County
      • This New Harmony is located in Washington County and lies 1,497 miles [2,409.2 km]<1> to the west of the New Harmony that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of New Harmony.

Curious and Interesting Names Near New Harmony ...

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.

  • Beech Bottom
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beech Bottom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Bottom
    • Beech Bottom is located in Macon County
  • Cedar Bluff
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
    • Cedar Bluff is located in Macon County
  • Cross Lanes
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Lanes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Lanes
    • Cross Lanes is located in Macon County
  • Days Crossroads
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Days Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Crossroads
    • Days Crossroads is located in Macon County
  • Gap of the Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gap of the Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap of the Ridge
    • Gap of the Ridge is located in Macon County
  • Green Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
    • Green Grove is located in Macon County
  • Halltown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halltown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halltown
    • Halltown is located in Trousdale County
  • Long Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
    • Long Creek is located in Macon County
  • Maple Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
    • Maple Grove is located in Macon County
  • Pleasant Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Macon County

How Far From New Harmony 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 New Harmony to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Lafayette, which is the Seat of Macon County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from New Harmony to Nashville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 521 miles [838.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,381 miles [10,269.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,099 miles [11,424.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,974 miles [8,004.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for New Harmony. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Macon County: www.maconcountytn.com/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- New Harmony) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in New Harmony. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4892, Longitude: -86.0928       In this case, the coordinates for New Harmony have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 New Harmony to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.381 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.361 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.313 degrees.




 

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