Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Harcum, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Harcum and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Harcum

• 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 Harcum:
  • 37.518472, -76.505227
  • 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.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Harcum

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gloucester County
  • Since Harcum is near Middlesex County and also Mathews County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Middlesex County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mathews 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Harcum

Curious and Interesting Names Near Harcum ...

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.

• Dixie
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Dixie is located in Mathews County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
• Free Shade Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Free Shade Corner is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Shade Corner
• Freeport
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Freeport is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
• Harmony Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Harmony Village is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Village
• Hartfield
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hartfield is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartfield
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartfield <1>
• Hornets Nest
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Hornets Nest is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornets Nest
• Locust Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Locust Hill is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Locust Hill <1>
• Nohead Bottom
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Nohead Bottom is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nohead Bottom
• Piankatank Shores
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Piankatank Shores is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piankatank Shores
• Regent
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Regent is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regent
• Soles
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Soles is located in Mathews County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soles
• Stampers
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Stampers is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stampers
• Topping
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Topping is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topping
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Topping <1>
• Wake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Wake is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake

How Far From Harcum 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 Harcum to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Harcum and extending to:

• Gloucester, which is the Seat of Gloucester County, lies just to the South.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Harcum to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 99 miles [159.3 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,933 miles [9,548.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,630 miles [10,670 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,510 miles [7,258.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'