Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Harwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Harwood and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Harwood
- 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 Harwood:
- 29.666383, -97.503963
- 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 Harwood
- 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 Gonzales County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Gonzales County
- Since Harwood is near Caldwell County and also Bastrop County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Caldwell County
- eBird sighting report for Bastrop 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Harwood ...
We found fifteen communities that share the name Harwood.
Within Texas, the name Harwood is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Florida
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Haskell County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Harwood [Haskell County].
- Seward County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Harwood [Seward County].
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Missouri
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Highland County
- This Harwood is located in Highland County and lies 1,014 miles [1,631.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Harwood that is located in Gonzales County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Highland County community of Harwood.
- Morrow County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Harwood [Morrow County].
- Ontario
- Pennsylvania
- Washington
Curious and Interesting Names Near Harwood ...
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.
- Comanche Crossing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comanche Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche Crossing
- Comanche Crossing is located in Gonzales County
- Cost
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Elm Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Little New York
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little New York have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little New York
- Little New York is located in Gonzales County
- Mineral Springs ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Mineral Springs is located in Caldwell County
- Sandy Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Fork
- Sandy Fork is located in Gonzales County
- Saturn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Seawillow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Soda Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soda Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Springs
- Soda Springs is located in Caldwell County
- Stairtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Summerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Summerville is located in Gonzales County
How Far From Harwood 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 Harwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Harwood and extending to:
- Gonzales, which is the Seat of Gonzales County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Harwood to Gonzales, 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.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 43 miles [69.2 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,325 miles [2,132.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 52 days and walking would take 76 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,176 miles [11,548.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,903 miles [12,718.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,779 miles [9,300.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Harwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Harwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Harwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.6664, Longitude: -97.5040 |
| <2> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Harwood 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Harwood to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.965 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.122 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.264 degrees. |