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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 Harmony Falls Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Harmony Falls Landing 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 Harmony Falls Landing:
- 46.265666, -122.142873
- 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 Harmony Falls Landing
- 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 Skamania County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Skamania County
- Since Harmony Falls Landing is near Cowlitz County and also Lewis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cowlitz County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis 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 Harmony Falls Landing
Curious and Interesting Names Near Harmony Falls Landing ...
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.
- Amboy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cougar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hall is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Harmony
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Kid Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Kid Valley is located in Cowlitz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kid Valley
- Mossyrock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pigeon Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pigeon Springs is located in Cowlitz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Springs
- Silver Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tire Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Tire Junction is located in Skamania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tire Junction
- Woodland Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland Park is located in Cowlitz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
How Far From Harmony Falls Landing 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 Harmony Falls Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Harmony Falls Landing and extending to:
- Stevenson, which is the Seat of Skamania County, lies 41 miles [66 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Harmony Falls Landing to Stevenson, with an average speed<3> 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 just about two full days.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 64 miles [103 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 2,316 miles [3,727.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 132 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,858 miles [11,036.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,620 miles [12,263.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,733 miles [9,226.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Harmony Falls Landing) 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 Harmony Falls Landing 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 Harmony Falls Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.2657, Longitude: -122.1429 In this case, the coordinates for Harmony Falls Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.649 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.10 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.729 degrees. |
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