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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:
    • 37.479567, -113.308205
    • 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.

Within Utah, the name New Harmony is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Chambers County
      • This New Harmony is located in Chambers County and lies 1,595 miles [2,566.9 km]<1> to the east of the New Harmony that is located in Washington 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 1,509 miles [2,428.5 km] to the east of the New Harmony that is located in Washington 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 1,604 miles [2,581.4 km]<1> to the east of the New Harmony that is located in Washington 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 1,380 miles [2,220.9 km]<1> to the east of the New Harmony that is located in Washington 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 1,376 miles [2,214.5 km]<1> to the east of the New Harmony that is located in Washington 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 1,190 miles [1,915.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the New Harmony that is located in Washington 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 1,585 miles [2,550.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the New Harmony that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of New Harmony.
    • Prince Edward Island
      • This New Harmony lies 2,646 miles [4,258.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the New Harmony that is located in Washington County.
    • Tennessee
      • Bledsoe County
      • This New Harmony is located in Bledsoe County and lies 1,563 miles [2,515.4 km]<1> to the east of the New Harmony that is located in Washington 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 1,401 miles [2,254.7 km] to the east of the New Harmony that is located in Washington 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 1,497 miles [2,409.2 km] to the east of the New Harmony that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of New Harmony.
    • Texas
      • Shelby County
      • This New Harmony is located in Shelby County and lies 1,165 miles [1,874.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the New Harmony that is located in Washington 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 1,066 miles [1,715.6 km] to the east southeast of the New Harmony that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smith 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.

  • Browse
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Central
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Desert Mound ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Desert Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desert Mound
    • Desert Mound is located in Iron County
  • Fort Harmony ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Hamiltons Fort
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Iron Mountain
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Mountain
    • Iron Mountain is located in Iron County
  • Little Pinto ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Little Pinto. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Pinto
    • Little Pinto is located in Iron County
    • Little Pinto has also been known as:
    • Page Ranch
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Little Pinto
    • From New Harmony to Little Pinto
  • Old Irontown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Silver Reef ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)

How Far From New Harmony 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 town 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:

  • Saint George, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from New Harmony to Saint George, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 238 miles [383 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 1,957 miles [3,149.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 77 days and walking would take 112 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,234 miles [11,642 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,002 miles [12,878 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,972 miles [9,611 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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 Washington County: www.washco.state.ut.us/

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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: 37.4796, Longitude: -113.3082    
<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>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.
<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 New Harmony 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 332.691 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 332.119 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.765 degrees.




 

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