Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Harlin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Harlin and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Harlin

• 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 Harlin:
  • 39.299529, -80.683435
  • 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 Harlin

• 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 Doddridge County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Doddridge County
  • Since Harlin is near Harrison County and also Tyler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tyler 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 Harlin

Curious and Interesting Names Near Harlin ...

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.

• Big Battle ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Big Battle is located in Doddridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Battle
• Blandville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Blandville is located in Doddridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandville
• Center Point
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Center Point is located in Doddridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
• Flint
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Flint is located in Doddridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
• Industrial
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Industrial is located in Doddridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industrial
• Little Pittsburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Little Pittsburg is located in Tyler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Pittsburg
• Long Run
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Long Run is located in Doddridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Run
• Market
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Market is located in Doddridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Market
• Middle Point
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Middle Point is located in Doddridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Point
• Sugar Camp
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Sugar Camp is located in Doddridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Camp

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Harlin and extending to:

• West Union, which is the Seat of Doddridge County, lies just to the West.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Harlin to Charleston, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 197 miles [317 km] to the east (E). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,032 miles [9,707.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,747 miles [10,858.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,623 miles [7,440 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'