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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 Hardins Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hardins Corner 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 Hardins Corner:
    • 37.818745, -76.396337
    • 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 Hardins Corner
  • 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 Hardins Corner is near Lancaster County and also Richmond 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 Richmond 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 Hardins Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hardins Corner ...

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.

  • Blackberry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Blackberry is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry
  • Browns Store
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Browns Store is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Store
  • Chestnut Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Chestnut Grove is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
  • Edwardsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Edwardsville is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
  • Fairport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Fairport is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
  • Folly
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Folly is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folly
  • Georgetown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Georgetown is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Good Luck
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Good Luck is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Luck
  • Harveys
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Harveys is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveys
  • Highland Landing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Highland Landing is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Landing
  • Horse Head
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Horse Head is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Head
  • Howland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Howland is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Lively
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Oak Grove
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Oak Grove is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Reedville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Sandy Point
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Sandy Point is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
    • Surprise Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Surprise Hill is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise Hill
    • Williams Corner
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Williams Corner is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Corner

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

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

  • Heathsville, which is the Seat of Northumberland County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 59 miles [95 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Hardins Corner 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 about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 82 miles [132 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 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>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hardins Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Hardins Corner to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hardins Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8187, Longitude: -76.3963       In this case, the coordinates for Hardins Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.582 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.923 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.864 degrees.