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:
- 37.844014, -79.975335
- 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 Alleghany County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Alleghany County
- Since Harrington is near Covington City and also Bath County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Covington City
- eBird sighting report for Bath 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 Virginia, the name Harrington is unique.
Beyond Virginia, 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 2,256 miles [3,630.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Harrington that is located in Alleghany 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 249 miles [400.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Harrington that is located in Alleghany 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 465 miles [748.3 km]<1> to the south of the Harrington that is located in Alleghany 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 784 miles [1,261.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Harrington that is located in Alleghany 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 199 miles [320.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Harrington that is located in Alleghany 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 841 miles [1,353.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Harrington that is located in Alleghany County.
- Ontario
- This Harrington lies 376 miles [605.1 km]<1> to the north of the Harrington that is located in Alleghany County.
- Prince Edward Island
- This Harrington lies 1,039 miles [1,672.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Harrington that is located in Alleghany County.
- Quebec
- This Harrington lies 615 miles [989.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Harrington that is located in Alleghany County.
- South Dakota
- Bennett County
- This Harrington is located in Bennett County and lies 1,172 miles [1,886.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Harrington that is located in Alleghany County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bennett County community of Harrington.
- Washington
- Lincoln County
- This Harrington is located in Lincoln County and lies 2,030 miles [3,267 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Harrington that is located in Alleghany 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.
- Fairlawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Falling Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falling Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Falling Spring is located in Alleghany County
- Greenwood ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Hooks Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hooks Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks Mill
- Hooks Mill is located in Alleghany County
- Jenkins Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jenkins Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Ford
- Jenkins Ford is located in Alleghany County
- Moss Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Run
- Moss Run is located in Alleghany County
- Rich Patch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Patch
- Rich Patch is located in Alleghany County
- Rich Patch Mines
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rich Patch Mines have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Patch Mines
- Rich Patch Mines is located in Alleghany County
- Stonewall
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Tinkertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tinkertown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinkertown
- Tinkertown is located in Bath County
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:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 140 miles [225.3 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Harrington to Richmond, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 174 miles [280 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 6,067 miles [9,763.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,775 miles [10,903.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,651 miles [7,485.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
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 Alleghany County: www.co.alleghany.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- 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: 37.8440, Longitude: -79.9753 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 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 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 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 Harrington 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 309.677 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.315 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.325 degrees. |