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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 Darlington:
41.885867, -71.362703
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We found 27 communities that share the name Darlington.
Within Rhode Island, the name Darlington is unique.
Beyond Rhode Island, we know of another 27 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 27 communities, 23 are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Marion 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 Alabama community of Darlington [Marion County].
Wilcox County
This Darlington is located in Wilcox County and lies 1,103 miles [1,775.1 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Darlington that is located in Providence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilcox County community of Darlington.
California
El Dorado County
This Darlington is located in El Dorado County and lies 2,556 miles [4,113.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Darlington that is located in Providence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Dorado County community of Darlington.
Florida
Walton County
This Darlington is located in Walton County and lies 1,109 miles [1,784.8 km]<2> to the southwest of the Darlington that is located in Providence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walton County community of Darlington.
Idaho
Butte County
This Darlington is located in Butte County and lies 2,109 miles [3,394.1 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Darlington that is located in Providence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butte County community of Darlington.
Indiana
Montgomery County
This Darlington is located in Montgomery County and lies 811 miles [1,305.2 km]<2> to the west of the Darlington that is located in Providence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Darlington.
Kansas
Harvey 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 Kansas community of Darlington [Harvey County].
Louisiana
Saint Helena Parish
This Darlington is located in Saint Helena Parish and lies 1,315 miles [2,116.3 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Darlington that is located in Providence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Helena Parish community of Darlington.
Manitoba
We haven't found the location of this community yet.
Maryland
Harford County
This Darlington is located in Harford County and lies 296 miles [476.4 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Darlington that is located in Providence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Darlington.
Missouri
Gentry County
This Darlington is located in Gentry County and lies 1,201 miles [1,932.8 km]<2> to the west of the Darlington that is located in Providence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gentry County community of Darlington.
New Brunswick
This Darlington lies 490 miles [788.6 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Darlington that is located in Providence County.
New Jersey
Bergen County
This Darlington is located in Bergen County and lies 156 miles [251.1 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Darlington that is located in Providence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bergen County community of Darlington.
North Carolina
Halifax County
This Darlington is located in Halifax County and lies 513 miles [825.6 km]<2> to the southwest of the Darlington that is located in Providence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Halifax County community of Darlington.
Rutherford 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 North Carolina community of Darlington [Rutherford County].
Ohio
Muskingum County
This Darlington is located in Muskingum County and lies 573 miles [922.2 km]<2> to the west of the Darlington that is located in Providence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muskingum County community of Darlington.
Richland County
This Darlington is located in Richland County and lies 590 miles [949.5 km] to the west of the Darlington that is located in Providence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Darlington.
Oklahoma
Canadian 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 Oklahoma community of Darlington [Canadian County].
Ontario
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 Ontario community of Darlington.
Pennsylvania
Beaver County
This Darlington is located in Beaver County and lies 475 miles [764.4 km]<2> to the west of the Darlington that is located in Providence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaver County community of Darlington.
Delaware 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 Pennsylvania community of Darlington [Delaware County].
Westmoreland County
This Darlington is located in Westmoreland County and lies 427 miles [687.2 km] to the west southwest of the Darlington that is located in Providence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Darlington.
Prince Edward Island
We haven't found the location of this community yet.
South Carolina
Darlington County
This Darlington is located in Darlington County and lies 697 miles [1,121.7 km]<2> to the southwest of the Darlington that is located in Providence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darlington County community of Darlington.
Texas
Frio 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 Texas community of Darlington [Frio County].
Washington
Snohomish County
This Darlington is located in Snohomish County and lies 2,477 miles [3,986.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Darlington that is located in Providence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Snohomish County community of Darlington.
Wisconsin
Lafayette County
This Darlington is located in Lafayette County and lies 957 miles [1,540.1 km]<2> to the west of the Darlington that is located in Providence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lafayette County community of Darlington.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Darlington ...
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.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Darlington to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Darlington and extending to:
Providence, which is the State Capital of Rhode Island, lies just to the south southwest (SSW).
The White House (Washington, DC) is 362 miles [582.6 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Darlington to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 21 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 15 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,535 miles [8,907.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,240 miles [10,042.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,117 miles [6,625.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
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 Darlington 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Darlington) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Darlington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8859, Longitude: -71.3627
<3>
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.
<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 Darlington to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.226 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.773 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.947 degrees.