Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Harpers Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Harpers Crossing and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Harpers Crossing

• 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 Harpers Crossing:
  • 33.310944, -95.647458
  • 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 Harpers Crossing

• 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 Hopkins County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hopkins County
  • Since Harpers Crossing is near Delta County and also Lamar County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Delta County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lamar 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 Harpers Crossing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Harpers Crossing ...

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.

• Birthright
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Birthright is located in Hopkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birthright
• Cooper
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cooper is located in Delta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,005 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cooper <1>
• Deep Well Crossing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Deep Well Crossing is located in Hopkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Well Crossing
• Friendship
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Friendship is located in Delta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
• Liberty Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Liberty Grove is located in Delta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
• New Birthright
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • New Birthright is located in Hopkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Birthright
• Oak Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Oak Grove is located in Hopkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Peerless
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Peerless is located in Hopkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
• Posey
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Posey is located in Hopkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
• Post Oak
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Post Oak is located in Delta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
• Sandhill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Sandhill is located in Hopkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill
  • Sandhill has also been known as:
  • Sand Hill

How Far From Harpers Crossing 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 community such as Harpers Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Harpers Crossing and extending to:

• Sulphur Springs, which is the Seat of Hopkins County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Harpers Crossing to Sulphur Springs, 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.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 243 miles [391.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,105 miles [1,778.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 63 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,913 miles [11,125.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,646 miles [12,305 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,524 miles [8,890 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'