Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Carrington, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Carrington and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Carrington
- 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 Carrington:
- 36.881251, -78.835842
- 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 Carrington
- 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 Halifax County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Halifax County
- Since Carrington is near Charlotte County and also Fluvanna County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Charlotte County
- eBird sighting report for Fluvanna 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 Carrington ...
We found six communities that share the name Carrington.
Within Virginia, the name Carrington is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- 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 158 miles [254.3 km]<2> to the northeast of the Carrington that is located in Halifax County.
- 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 732 miles [1,178 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Carrington that is located in Halifax County.
- 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 1,262 miles [2,031 km]<2> to the northwest of the Carrington that is located in Halifax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Foster County community of Carrington.
- Nova Scotia
- This Carrington lies 993 miles [1,598.1 km]<2> to the northeast of the Carrington that is located in Halifax County.
- Ohio
- Perry County
- This Carrington is located in Perry County and lies 260 miles [418.4 km]<2> to the northwest of the Carrington that is located in Halifax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Carrington.
- Kentucky
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.
- Clays Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clays Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Mill
- Clays Mill is located in Halifax County
- Clover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover
- Clover is located in Halifax County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clover <4>
- Cove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Crossroads is located in Halifax County
- Crystal Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Hill
- Crystal Hill is located in Halifax County
- Liberty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Mulberry Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mulberry Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Hill
- Mulberry Hill is located in Charlotte County
- Neals Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neals Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neals Corner
- Neals Corner is located in Halifax County
- Piney Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Piney Grove is located in Halifax County
- Providence
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in Halifax County
- Randolph
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Randolph is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Randolph <4>
- Youngers Store
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Youngers Store have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngers Store
- Youngers Store is located in Halifax County
How Far From Carrington to ...
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 Carrington to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Carrington and extending to:
- Halifax, which is the Seat of Halifax County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Carrington to Halifax, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 89 miles [143.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 170 miles [273.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,061 miles [9,754.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,761 miles [10,880.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,640 miles [7,467.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
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 State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 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 obstructions 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: 36.8813, Longitude: -78.8358 In this case, the coordinates for Carrington have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Carrington 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 309.036 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.439 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.183 degrees. |