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Communities Also Named Barrington ...

We found eleven communities that share the name Barrington.

Within Quebec, the name Barrington is unique.

Beyond Quebec, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these eleven communities, one is located in Canada and the other ten communities are located in  the United States.

  • 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].
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Barrington is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,272 miles [2,047.1 km]<2> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Barrington.
    • Georgia
      • Houston County
      • This Barrington is located in Houston County and lies 1,019 miles [1,639.9 km]<2> to the southwest.
      • 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 974 miles [1,567.5 km] to the southwest.
      • 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 754 miles [1,213.4 km]<2> to the west.
      • 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 423 miles [680.8 km]<2> to the south southwest.
      • 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 180 miles [289.7 km]<2> to the southeast.
      • 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 247 miles [397.5 km]<2> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yates County community of Barrington.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Barrington lies 409 miles [658.2 km]<2> to the east southeast.
    • Rhode Island
      • Bristol County
      • This Barrington is located in Bristol County and lies 258 miles [415.2 km]<2> to the south southeast.
      • 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.

  • Chazy
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Chazy Landing
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chazy Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chazy Landing
    • Chazy Landing is located in Clinton County (NY)
  • Clarenceville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarenceville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarenceville
  • Covey Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covey Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covey Hill
  • Dairy Valley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dairy Valley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dairy Valley
  • Forest
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
    • Forest is located in Clinton County (NY)
  • Franklin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Havelock
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Havelock came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock
  • Hecks Corners
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hecks Corners came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hecks Corners
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Henrysburg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henrysburg came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrysburg
    • Henryville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henryville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
    • Nutt's Corners
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nutt's Corners came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutt's Corners
    • Russeltown Flats
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russeltown Flats came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russeltown Flats
    • Tennessee
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tennessee came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee
    • Woods Falls
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Falls
      • Woods Falls is located in Clinton County (NY)

How Far From Barrington to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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 Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 105 miles [169 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Barrington to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<6>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 5 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,499 miles [8,849.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,222 miles [10,013.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,099 miles [6,596.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

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

The official website for Province of Quebec: https://www.quebec.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 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 . 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Barrington) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Barrington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.1100, Longitude: -73.5725    
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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.
<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 Barrington 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 305.113 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.311 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.353 degrees.




 

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