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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 Harts, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Harts and the surrounding area.
- 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 Harts:
- 38.134298, -76.924691
- 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 Harts
- 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 Westmoreland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland County
- Since Harts is near Richmond County and also Essex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Essex 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 Harts
Communities Also Named Harts ...
We found seven communities that are also named Harts.
Within Virginia, the name Harts is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Glascock County
- This Harts is located in Glascock County and lies 458 miles [737.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Harts that is located in Westmoreland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Glascock County community of Harts.
- Michigan
- Antrim 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 Harts [Antrim County].
- Kalkaska County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Harts [Kalkaska County].
- Wexford County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Harts [Wexford County].
- North Carolina
- Rowan County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Harts [Rowan County].
- West Virginia
- Lincoln County
- This Harts is located in Lincoln County and lies 282 miles [453.8 km]<1> to the west of the Harts that is located in Westmoreland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Harts.
- Wisconsin
- Oconto 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 Wisconsin community of Harts [Oconto County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Harts ...
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.
- Chance
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chance is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chance
- China Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- China Hill is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Hill
- Flat Iron
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Flat Iron is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Iron
- Iraville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Iraville is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iraville
- Leesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Leesville is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Lukes Island ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lukes Island is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lukes Island
- Mount Pleasant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Newland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Newland is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland
- Oak Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Row
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Row is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Row
How Far From Harts 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 Harts to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Harts once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Harts and extending to:
- Montross, which is the Seat of Westmoreland County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 49 miles [78.9 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Harts to Richmond, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full 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 53 miles [85.3 km] to the north (N). 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 shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,925 miles [9,535.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,626 miles [10,663.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,505 miles [7,250.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Harts) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Harts 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Harts, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Harts 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 Harts. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1343, Longitude: -76.9247 In this case, the coordinates for Harts have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.87 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.299 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.959 degrees. |
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