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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 Harpertown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Harpertown 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 Harpertown:
- 38.939273, -79.838679
- 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 Harpertown
- 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 Harpertown is near Barbour County and also Tucker County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Barbour County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tucker 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 Harpertown
Communities Also Named Harpertown ...
We found two communities that are also named Harpertown.
Within West Virginia, the name Harpertown is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Kern County
- This Harpertown is located in Kern County and lies 2,150 miles [3,460.1 km]<1> to the west of the Harpertown that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kern County community of Harpertown.
- Georgia
- Hancock County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Harpertown [Hancock County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Harpertown ...
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.
- Aggregates
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Aggregates is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aggregates
- Beverly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Crystal Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Crystal Springs is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
- Gage
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gage is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage
- Jeff Scotts ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jeff Scotts is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff Scotts
- Junior
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Junior is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junior
- Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
- Leadsville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Leadsville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadsville
- Lumber ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lumber is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber
- Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Meadows is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Read
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Read is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Read
- Roaring Creek Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stringtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stringtown is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Weaver
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Weaver is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
How Far From Harpertown 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 Harpertown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Harpertown and extending to:
- Elkins, which is the Seat of Randolph County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 104 miles [167.4 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Harpertown to Charleston, with an average speed<4>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 150 miles [241.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,013 miles [9,677 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,725 miles [10,822.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,601 miles [7,404.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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- Harpertown) 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 Harpertown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Harpertown 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 Harpertown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9393, Longitude: -79.8387 In this case, the coordinates for Harpertown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.558 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.344 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.892 degrees. |
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