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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 Barrington, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Barrington 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 Barrington:
    • 28.028300, -82.250900
    • 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 Barrington
  • 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 Hillsborough County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hillsborough County
    • Since Barrington is near Pasco County and also Polk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pasco County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Polk 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 Barrington

Communities Also Named Barrington ...

We found eleven communities that are also named Barrington.

Within Florida, the name Barrington is unique.

Beyond Florida, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, nine are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Los Angeles 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 California community of Barrington [Los Angeles County].
    • Georgia
      • Houston County
      • This Barrington is located in Houston County and lies 327 miles [526.3 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Barrington that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Barrington.
      • Newton County
      • This Barrington is located in Newton County and lies 393 miles [632.5 km] to the north northwest of the Barrington that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Barrington.
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This Barrington is located in Cook County and lies 1,029 miles [1,656 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Barrington that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Barrington.
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • This Barrington is located in Baltimore County and lies 849 miles [1,366.3 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Barrington that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Barrington.
    • New Hampshire
      • Strafford County
      • This Barrington is located in Strafford County and lies 1,220 miles [1,963.4 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Barrington that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Strafford County community of Barrington.
    • New Jersey
      • Camden 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 New Jersey community of Barrington [Camden County].
    • New York
      • Yates County
      • This Barrington is located in Yates County and lies 1,043 miles [1,678.5 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Barrington that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yates County community of Barrington.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Barrington lies 1,417 miles [2,280.4 km]<2> to the northeast of the Barrington that is located in Hillsborough County.
    • Quebec
      • This Barrington lies 1,272 miles [2,047.1 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Barrington that is located in Hillsborough County.
    • Rhode Island
      • Bristol County
      • This Barrington is located in Bristol County and lies 1,129 miles [1,816.9 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Barrington that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bristol County community of Barrington.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Barrington ...

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.

  • All Green
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • All Green is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Green
  • American Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • American Gardens is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Gardens
  • Cash Acres
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cash Acres is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Acres
  • Chestnut Forest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Chestnut Forest is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Forest
  • Clark
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Clark is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
  • Destinys Way
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Destinys Way is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Destinys Way
  • Dickey
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Dickey is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
  • Flint Lake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Flint Lake is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Lake
  • Graystone
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Graystone is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graystone
  • Green Pastures
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Green Pastures is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pastures
  • Hickory Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hickory Hill is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
  • Jess Walden Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jess Walden Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jess Walden Oaks
  • Continue List   (23 more) ...
    • Jolly Corner
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jolly Corner is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolly Corner
    • Kenny
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Kenny is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenny
    • Kings Row
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Kings Row is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Row
    • Kingsway
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Kingsway is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway
    • Lake Weeks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Lake Weeks is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Weeks
    • Lanes Corner
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Lanes Corner is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Corner
    • Lazy Oaks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Lazy Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lazy Oaks
    • Lee
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Lee is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
    • Lone Pine
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Lone Pine is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
    • Long Fritzke
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Long Fritzke is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Fritzke
    • Lynn Oaks
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Lynn Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Oaks
    • Marcia Oaks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Marcia Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcia Oaks
    • Meadow Oaks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Meadow Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Oaks
    • Parsons Pointe
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Parsons Pointe is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Pointe
    • Pineapple Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Pineapple Hill is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineapple Hill
    • Resting Place
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Resting Place is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resting Place
    • Riverleaf
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Riverleaf is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverleaf
    • Shady Stables
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Shady Stables is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Stables
    • Shangri La
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Shangri La is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shangri La
    • Snows Corner
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Snows Corner is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snows Corner
    • Stonelake Ranch
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Stonelake Ranch is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonelake Ranch
    • Stoney Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Stoney Creek is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Creek
    • Sunny Slopes
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Sunny Slopes is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Slopes

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

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

  • Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Barrington to Tampa, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 206 miles [331.5 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 808 miles [1,300.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,606 miles [10,631.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,274 miles [11,706.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,174 miles [8,326.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Barrington 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Barrington) 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 Barrington 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 Barrington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.0283, Longitude: -82.2509       In this case, the coordinates for Barrington have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.725 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.117 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.809 degrees.