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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 Harshaw, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Harshaw 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 Harshaw:
- 45.665679, -89.654924
- 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 Harshaw
- 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 Oneida County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oneida County
- Since Harshaw is near Lincoln County and also Vilas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Vilas 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 Harshaw
Communities Also Named Harshaw ...
We found one communities that are also named Harshaw.
Within Wisconsin, the name Harshaw is unique.
Beyond Wisconsin, there is another community also named Harshaw in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Santa Cruz County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Harshaw [Santa Cruz County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Harshaw ...
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.
- Crescent Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Crescent Corner is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Corner
- Gilbert
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Gilbert is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Goodnow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Goodnow is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnow
- Lake Tomahawk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lake Tomahawk is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tomahawk
- Rhinelander
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sugar Camp
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Sunflower
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sunflower is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
- Tomahawk
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Tripoli
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Tripoli is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripoli
How Far From Harshaw 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 Harshaw to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Harshaw and extending to:
- Rhinelander, which is the Seat of Oneida County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Harshaw to Rhinelander, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 179 miles [288.1 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 794 miles [1,277.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,068 miles [9,765.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,819 miles [10,974.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,721 miles [7,597.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Harshaw, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Harshaw) 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 Harshaw 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 Harshaw. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.6657, Longitude: -89.6549 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.752 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.364 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.478 degrees. |
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