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we pass this GPS location for Irvington:
39.282885, -76.686081
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We found twenty communities that share the name Irvington.
Within Maryland, the name Irvington is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of another twenty communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Limestone County
This Irvington is located in Limestone County and lies 649 miles [1,044.5 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Limestone County community of Irvington.
Mobile County
This Irvington is located in Mobile County and lies 890 miles [1,432.3 km] to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mobile County community of Irvington.
California
San Bernardino County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Irvington [San Bernardino County].
Illinois
Washington County
This Irvington is located in Washington County and lies 672 miles [1,081.5 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Irvington.
Indiana
Delaware County
This Irvington is located in Delaware County and lies 463 miles [745.1 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Irvington.
Marion County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Irvington [Marion County].
Iowa
Kossuth County
This Irvington is located in Kossuth County and lies 944 miles [1,519.2 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kossuth County community of Irvington.
Kansas
Rawlins County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Irvington [Rawlins County].
Kentucky
Breckinridge County
This Irvington is located in Breckinridge County and lies 526 miles [846.5 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Breckinridge County community of Irvington.
Nebraska
Douglas County
This Irvington is located in Douglas County and lies 1,027 miles [1,652.8 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Irvington.
New Jersey
Essex County
This Irvington is located in Essex County and lies 163 miles [262.3 km]<1> to the northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Irvington.
New York
Westchester County
This Irvington is located in Westchester County and lies 191 miles [307.4 km]<1> to the northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westchester County community of Irvington.
Ohio
Adams County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Irvington [Adams County].
Montgomery County
This Irvington is located in Montgomery County and lies 404 miles [650.2 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Irvington.
Oregon
Multnomah County
This Irvington is located in Multnomah County and lies 2,349 miles [3,780.3 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Multnomah County community of Irvington.
Pennsylvania
Delaware County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Irvington [Delaware County].
South Carolina
Chesterfield County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Irvington [Chesterfield County].
Texas
Harris County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Irvington [Harris County].
Virginia
Lancaster County
This Irvington is located in Lancaster County and lies 112 miles [180.2 km]<1> to the south.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Irvington.
Wisconsin
Dunn County
This Irvington is located in Dunn County and lies 869 miles [1,398.5 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dunn County community of Irvington.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Irvington ...
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.
Asylum ‑ Historic (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Asylum have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Irvington to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Irvington and extending to:
Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Irvington to Annapolis, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 32 miles [51.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,866 miles [9,440.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,572 miles [10,576.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,449 miles [7,160 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Irvington) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Irvington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2829, Longitude: -76.6861 In this case, the coordinates for Irvington have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
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 Irvington 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 . 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.
<3>
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 Irvington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>
The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>
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.
<6>
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 Irvington to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.657 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.234 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.416 degrees.