Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hardings:
  • 37.748745, -76.329668
  • 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 Hardings

• 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 Northumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Northumberland County
  • Since Hardings is near Lancaster County and also Middlesex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Middlesex 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 Hardings

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hardings ...

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.

• Browns Store
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Browns Store is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Store
• Chestnut Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Chestnut Grove is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
• Christ Church
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Christ Church is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Church
• Ditchley
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Ditchley is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditchley
• Fairport
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Fairport is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
• Good Luck
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Good Luck is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Luck
• Grace Point
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Grace Point is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Point
• Harveys
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Harveys is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveys
• Highland Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Highland Landing is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Landing
• Reedville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Reedville is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reedville <1>
• Sandy Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Sandy Point is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point

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

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

• Heathsville, which is the Seat of Northumberland County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hardings to Heathsville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 62 miles [99.8 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 88 miles [141.6 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,916 miles [9,520.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,614 miles [10,644.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,493 miles [7,230.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'