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 ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for New Harmony
- 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:
- 31.744895, -93.972413
- 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
- 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 Shelby County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Shelby County
- Since New Harmony is near Sabine Parish and also San Augustine County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Sabine Parish
- eBird sighting report for San Augustine 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 New Harmony ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name New Harmony.
There is one other community in Texas which is also named New Harmony.
Beyond Texas, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, twelve are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- Smith County
- This New Harmony is located in Smith County and lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the New Harmony that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smith County community of New Harmony.
- Smith County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Chambers County
- This New Harmony is located in Chambers County and lies 497 miles [799.8 km]<1> to the east of the New Harmony that is located in Shelby 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 463 miles [745.1 km] to the east northeast of the New Harmony that is located in Shelby 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 457 miles [735.5 km]<1> to the east of the New Harmony that is located in Shelby 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 557 miles [896.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the New Harmony that is located in Shelby 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 344 miles [553.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the New Harmony that is located in Shelby 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 541 miles [870.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the New Harmony that is located in Shelby 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 751 miles [1,208.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the New Harmony that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of New Harmony.
- Prince Edward Island
- This New Harmony lies 1,960 miles [3,154.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the New Harmony that is located in Shelby County.
- Tennessee
- Bledsoe County
- This New Harmony is located in Bledsoe County and lies 571 miles [918.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the New Harmony that is located in Shelby 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 415 miles [667.9 km] to the northeast of the New Harmony that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of New Harmony.
- Macon County
- This New Harmony is located in Macon County and lies 556 miles [894.8 km] to the northeast of the New Harmony that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of New Harmony.
- Utah
- Washington County
- This New Harmony is located in Washington County and lies 1,165 miles [1,874.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the New Harmony that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of New Harmony.
- Alabama
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.
- Africa ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Alexanders Store
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alexanders Store have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexanders Store
- Alexanders Store is located in Shelby County
- Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Center is located in Shelby County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,043 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center <4>
- Choice
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choice
- Choice is located in Shelby County
- Goober Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goober Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goober Hill
- Goober Hill is located in Shelby County
- Hunter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - James
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Jordans Store
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jordans Store have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordans Store
- Jordans Store is located in Shelby County
- Lanetown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Ragtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Short
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Union Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Springs
- Union Springs is located in Sabine Parish (LA)
How Far From New Harmony 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 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:
- Center, which is the Seat of Shelby County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from New Harmony to Center, with an average speed<5> 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 245 miles [394.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 1,071 miles [1,723.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 61 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,930 miles [11,152.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,653 miles [12,316.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,528 miles [8,896.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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: 31.7449, Longitude: -93.9724 In this case, the coordinates for New Harmony have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.962 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.033 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.551 degrees. |