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Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Harrington Place, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Harrington Place and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Place:
    • 46.231220, -122.433993
    • 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 Place
  • 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 Place ...

We found one communities that share the name Harrington Place.

Within Washington, the name Harrington Place is unique.

Beyond Washington, there is another community also named Harrington Place in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Pima County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Harrington Place [Pima County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Harrington Place ...

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.

  • Amboy
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Cedarville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
    • Cedarville is located in Clark County
  • Cougar
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Hall
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
    • Hall is located in Clark County
  • Harmony Falls Landing
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmony Falls Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Falls Landing
    • Harmony Falls Landing is located in Skamania County
  • Headquarters
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Headquarters have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headquarters
    • Headquarters is located in Cowlitz County
  • Kid Valley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kid Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kid Valley
    • Kid Valley is located in Cowlitz County
  • Mossyrock
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Pigeon Springs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pigeon Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Springs
    • Pigeon Springs is located in Cowlitz County
  • Pleasant Hill
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Cowlitz County
  • Rose Valley
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Valley
    • Rose Valley is located in Cowlitz County
  • Silver Creek
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Silver Lake
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Woodland Park
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
    • Woodland Park is located in Cowlitz County

How Far From Harrington Place 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 Harrington Place to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Harrington Place and extending to:

  • Kelso, which is the Seat of Cowlitz County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<4> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Harrington Place to Kelso, with an average speed<5> 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.
  • Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 60 miles [96.6 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,330 miles [3,749.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 133 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,864 miles [11,046.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,627 miles [12,274.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,742 miles [9,240.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>

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

The official website for Cowlitz County: www.co.cowlitz.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://wa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Place, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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 from Point A (ie- Harrington Place) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Harrington Place. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.2312, Longitude: -122.4340       In this case, the coordinates for Harrington Place have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Place 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 340.888 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.377 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.921 degrees.




 

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