Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Harbor Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Harbor Hills and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Harbor Hills
- 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 Harbor Hills:
- 37.275000, -76.510556
- 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 Harbor Hills
- 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 Gloucester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Gloucester County
- Since Harbor Hills is near York County and also James City County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for York County
- eBird sighting report for James City 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 Harbor Hills ...
We found seven communities that share the name Harbor Hills.
Within Virginia, the name Harbor Hills is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Los Angeles County
- This Harbor Hills is located in Los Angeles County and lies 2,342 miles [3,769.1 km]<1> to the west of the Harbor Hills that is located in Gloucester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Harbor Hills.
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Harbor Hills is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 116 miles [186.7 km]<1> to the north of the Harbor Hills that is located in Gloucester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Harbor Hills.
- Calvert County
- This Harbor Hills is located in Calvert County and lies 81 miles [130.4 km] to the north of the Harbor Hills that is located in Gloucester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Harbor Hills.
- Michigan
- Muskegon 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 Michigan community of Harbor Hills [Muskegon County].
- New York
- Nassau County
- This Harbor Hills is located in Nassau County and lies 284 miles [457.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Harbor Hills that is located in Gloucester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nassau County community of Harbor Hills.
- Ohio
- Licking County
- This Harbor Hills is located in Licking County and lies 368 miles [592.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Harbor Hills that is located in Gloucester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Licking County community of Harbor Hills.
- Tennessee
- Bradley County
- This Harbor Hills is located in Bradley County and lies 483 miles [777.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Harbor Hills that is located in Gloucester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradley County community of Harbor Hills.
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Harbor Hills ...
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.
- Blacksmith Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blacksmith Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksmith Corner
- Blacksmith Corner is located in York County
- Carp Circle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carp Circle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carp Circle
- Carp Circle is located in York County
- Crab
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Hickory Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Hickory Hill is located in York County
- Marshall Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Heights
- Marshall Heights is located in Gloucester County
- Ordinary
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ordinary
- Ordinary is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ordinary <4>
- Oyster Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oyster Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Cove
- Oyster Cove is located in Gloucester County
- Quiet Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quiet Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Cove
- Quiet Cove is located in Gloucester County
- Victory Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victory Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Hill
- Victory Hill is located in Gloucester County
How Far From Harbor Hills 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 Harbor Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Harbor Hills and extending to:
- Gloucester, which is the Seat of Gloucester County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Harbor Hills to Gloucester, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 53 miles [85.3 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 115 miles [185.1 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,943 miles [9,564.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,640 miles [10,686 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,520 miles [7,274.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Harbor Hills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Gloucester County: www.co.gloucester.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.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- Harbor Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Harbor Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2750, Longitude: -76.5106 In this case, the coordinates for Harbor Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Harbor Hills 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'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 Harbor Hills 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 307.679 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.95 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.115 degrees. |