Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Harrington, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Harrington and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Harrington
- 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 Harrington:
- 43.171114, -101.254595
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Harrington
- 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 Bennett County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bennett County
- Since Harrington is near Todd County and also Cherry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Todd County
- eBird sighting report for Cherry 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Harrington ...
We found sixteen communities that share the name Harrington.
Within South Dakota, the name Harrington is unique.
Beyond South Dakota, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Colusa County
- This Harrington is located in Colusa County and lies 1,116 miles [1,796 km]<1> to the west of the Harrington that is located in Bennett County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colusa County community of Harrington.
- Delaware
- Kent County
- This Harrington is located in Kent County and lies 1,363 miles [2,193.5 km]<1> to the east of the Harrington that is located in Bennett County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Harrington.
- Georgia
- Glynn County
- This Harrington is located in Glynn County and lies 1,364 miles [2,195.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Harrington that is located in Bennett County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Glynn County community of Harrington.
- Maine
- Washington County
- This Harrington is located in Washington County and lies 1,655 miles [2,663.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Harrington that is located in Bennett County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Harrington.
- Maryland
- Carroll County
- This Harrington is located in Carroll County and lies 1,278 miles [2,056.7 km]<1> to the east of the Harrington that is located in Bennett County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Harrington.
- Nebraska
- Wheeler County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Wheeler County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wheeler County community of Harrington.
- New Jersey
- Bergen County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Harrington [Bergen County].
- New Mexico
- Union County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Union County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Harrington.
- New York
- Harrington #
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Harrington.
- North Carolina
- Harnett County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Harrington [Harnett County].
- Nova Scotia
- This Harrington lies 1,745 miles [2,808.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Harrington that is located in Bennett County.
- Ontario
- This Harrington lies 1,017 miles [1,636.7 km]<1> to the east of the Harrington that is located in Bennett County.
- Prince Edward Island
- This Harrington lies 1,862 miles [2,996.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Harrington that is located in Bennett County.
- Quebec
- This Harrington lies 1,316 miles [2,117.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Harrington that is located in Bennett County.
- Virginia
- Alleghany County
- This Harrington is located in Alleghany County and lies 1,172 miles [1,886.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Harrington that is located in Bennett County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alleghany County community of Harrington.
- Washington
- Lincoln County
- This Harrington is located in Lincoln County and lies 875 miles [1,408.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Harrington that is located in Bennett County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Harrington.
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Harrington ...
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.
- Black Eyes
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Eyes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Eyes
- Black Eyes is located in Bennett County
- Cody
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cody have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
- Cody is located in Cherry County (NE)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cody <5>
- Long Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Valley
- Long Valley is located in Jackson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Valley <5>
- Martin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Martin is located in Bennett County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,058 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martin <5>
- Patricia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Rosebud
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
- Rosebud is located in Todd County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosebud <5>
- Soldier Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soldier Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldier Creek
- Soldier Creek is located in Todd County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 227 people
- Spring Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Spring Creek is located in Todd County
- Estimated population in 2014: 122 people
- Two Strike
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Two Strike have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Strike
- Two Strike is located in Todd County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 209 people
How Far From Harrington 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 Harrington to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Harrington and extending to:
- Martin, which is the Seat of Bennett County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Harrington to Martin, with an average speed<6> 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.
- Pierre, which is the State Capital of South Dakota, lies 95 miles [152.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,290 miles [2,076.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 51 days and walking would take 74 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,568 miles [10,570.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,330 miles [11,796.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,261 miles [8,466.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Harrington. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of South Dakota: sd.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Harrington) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Harrington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1711, Longitude: -101.2546 In this case, the coordinates for Harrington have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Harrington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Harrington 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. |
| <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'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 Harrington 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 324.011 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 322.491 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.432 degrees. |