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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 Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Harmony Hill 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 Harmony Hill:
    • 43.209705, -90.711516
    • 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 Hill
  • 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 Crawford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford County
    • Since Harmony Hill is near Richland County and also Grant County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Richland County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Grant 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 Hill

Communities Also Named Harmony Hill ...

We found four communities that are also named Harmony Hill.

Within Wisconsin, the name Harmony Hill is unique.

Beyond Wisconsin, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Frederick County
      • This Harmony Hill is located in Frederick County and lies 734 miles [1,181.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Harmony Hill that is located in Crawford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Harmony Hill.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Chester County
      • This Harmony Hill is located in Chester County and lies 806 miles [1,297.1 km]<1> to the east of the Harmony Hill that is located in Crawford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Harmony Hill.
    • South Carolina
      • Cherokee County
      • This Harmony Hill is located in Cherokee County and lies 739 miles [1,189.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Harmony Hill that is located in Crawford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Harmony Hill.
    • Texas
      • Rusk County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Rusk County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rusk County community of Harmony Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Harmony Hill ...

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.

  • Bell Center
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Bell Center is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Center
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
  • Easter Rock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Easter Rock is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easter Rock
  • Five Points
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Five Points is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Gays Mills
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Gays Mills is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Mills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
  • Hickory Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Hickory Grove is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
  • Homer
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Homer is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
  • Jimtown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jimtown is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
  • Plugtown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Plugtown is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plugtown
  • Rolling Ground
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Rolling Ground is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Ground
  • Sand Prairie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Sand Prairie is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Prairie
  • Wild Rose
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Wild Rose is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Rose
  • Woodman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodman is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people

How Far From Harmony Hill to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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 Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Harmony Hill and extending to:

  • Prairie du Chien, which is the Seat of Crawford County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Harmony Hill to Prairie du Chien, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 66 miles [106.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 770 miles [1,239.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,226 miles [10,019.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,974 miles [11,223.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,868 miles [7,834.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Harmony Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Harmony Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Hill 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 Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2097, Longitude: -90.7115       In this case, the coordinates for Harmony Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.512 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.885 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.754 degrees.