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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 Harman, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Harman 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 Harman:
- 38.922454, -79.525000
- 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 Harman
- 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 Randolph County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
- Since Harman is near Tucker County and also Pendleton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tucker County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pendleton 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 Harman
Communities Also Named Harman ...
We found seven communities that are also named Harman.
There is one other community in West Virginia that is also named Harman.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In West Virginia ...
- Kanawha County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Harman [Kanawha County].
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Arapahoe County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Harman [Arapahoe County].
- Indiana
- Jennings County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Harman [Jennings County].
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Harman [Anne Arundel County].
- North Carolina
- Watauga County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Harman [Watauga County].
- Virginia
- Buchanan County
- This Harman is located in Buchanan County and lies 183 miles [294.5 km]<2> to the southwest of the Harman that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buchanan County community of Harman.
- Tazewell County
- This Harman is located in Tazewell County and lies 169 miles [272 km] to the southwest of the Harman that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tazewell County community of Harman.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Harman ...
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.
- Dryfork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Elk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Evenwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Job
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Job is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Job
- Laneville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Laneville is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneville
- Mill Run ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mill Run is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Run
- Perlytown ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Perlytown is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perlytown
- Stringtown ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Stringtown is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Wyoming ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wyoming is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
How Far From Harman 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 town such as Harman to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Harman and extending to:
- Elkins, which is the Seat of Randolph County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Harman to Elkins, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 120 miles [193.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 133 miles [214 km] to the east (E). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,001 miles [9,657.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,712 miles [10,801.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,588 miles [7,383.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Harman 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. |
| <2> | 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- Harman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Harman 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 Harman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9225, Longitude: -79.5250 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.37 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.127 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.763 degrees. |
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