Carrington (Nova Scotia) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Communities Also Named Carrington ...

We found seven communities that share the name Carrington.

There is one other community in Nova Scotia which is also named Carrington.

Beyond Nova Scotia, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these six communities, one is located in Canada and the other six communities are located in the United States.

Communities Located In Nova Scotia ...
- Unknown
  - The profile page for Carrington #1

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
  - Menifee 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 Kentucky community of Carrington [Menifee County].
- Maryland
  - Charles County
  - This Carrington is located in Charles County and lies 835 miles [1,343.8 km]<2> to the west southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Carrington.
- Missouri
  - Callaway County
  - This Carrington is located in Callaway County and lies 1,514 miles [2,436.5 km]<2> to the west.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Callaway County community of Carrington.
- North Dakota
  - Foster County
  - This Carrington is located in Foster County and lies 1,665 miles [2,679.6 km]<2> to the west northwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Foster County community of Carrington.
- Ohio
  - Perry County
  - This Carrington is located in Perry County and lies 1,024 miles [1,648 km]<2> to the west southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Carrington.
- Virginia
  - Halifax County
  - This Carrington is located in Halifax County and lies 993 miles [1,598.1 km]<2> to the west southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Halifax County community of Carrington.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Carrington ...

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.

Heather Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heather Beach came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Beach
Irishtown Road
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Irishtown Road. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irishtown Road
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Irishtown Road
- From Carrington to Irishtown Road
Mount Pleasant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Pleasant. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Mount Pleasant
- From Carrington to Mount Pleasant
Pugwash
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pugwash
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pugwash <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pugwash
- From Carrington to Pugwash
Pugwash Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pugwash Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pugwash Junction
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pugwash Junction
- From Carrington to Pugwash Junction
Pugwash Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pugwash Point. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pugwash Point
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pugwash Point
- From Carrington to Pugwash Point
Pugwash River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pugwash River. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pugwash River
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pugwash River
- From Carrington to Pugwash River
Ripley Loop
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ripley Loop. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley Loop
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ripley Loop
- From Carrington to Ripley Loop
Riverview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Riverview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Riverview
- From Carrington to Riverview

How Far From Carrington 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 Carrington to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 576 miles [927 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Carrington to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 33 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 23 days.
The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,070 miles [8,159.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,780 miles [9,302 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,655 miles [5,882.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Carrington. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Province of Nova Scotia: https://novascotia.ca/

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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Carrington 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.
<2>	Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Carrington) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Carrington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.8274, Longitude: -63.7653
<3>	If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<4>	An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>	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.
<7>	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 Carrington to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 298.84 degrees.
<9>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 294.45 degrees.
<10>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 295.074 degrees.