Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Harborton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Harborton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Harborton
- 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 Harborton:
- 37.661798, -75.830488
- 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 Harborton
- 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 Accomack County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Accomack County
- Since Harborton is near Northampton County and also Somerset County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Northampton County
- eBird sighting report for Somerset 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 Harborton ...
We found one communities that share the name Harborton.
Within Virginia, the name Harborton is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Harborton in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Harborton ...
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.
- Bobtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Boston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Cashville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Cedar View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar View
- Cedar View is located in Accomack County
- Crockett Town
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crockett Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Town
- Crockett Town is located in Accomack County
- Little Hell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Hell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hell
- Little Hell is located in Accomack County
- Locksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locksville
- Locksville is located in Accomack County
- Middlesex
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Painter
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painter
- Painter is located in Accomack County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Painter <3>
- Pennyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pennyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennyville
- Pennyville is located in Accomack County
- Savageville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Savageville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savageville
- Savageville is located in Accomack County
How Far From Harborton 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 Harborton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Harborton and extending to:
- Accomac, which is the Seat of Accomack County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Harborton to Accomac, with an average speed<4> 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 88 miles [141.6 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 107 miles [172.2 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,898 miles [9,491.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,594 miles [10,612 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,474 miles [7,200.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Harborton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Accomack County: www.co.accomack.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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Harborton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Harborton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6618, Longitude: -75.8305 In this case, the coordinates for Harborton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Harborton 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 307.267 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.54 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.697 degrees. |