Harrington Prince Edward Island Map

About Harrington, Prince Edward Island

Harrington is a locality in Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Harrington is located at 46.3502°N, 63.1677°W.

Harrington nestles into the gentle curve of Prince Edward Island's eastern shore, a place where the land exhales a scent of salt-laced earth and the sky often paints itself in hues of oyster gray and bruised lavender. It lies 12.5 km north-north-west of Charlottetown, PE (from Charlottetown, PE: bearing 348°T), and is situated 6.1 km north-east of Miltonvale Park. The terrain here is a soft, rolling embrace, a mosaic of well-tended fields that spill down towards the restless murmur of the Northumberland Strait. Here and there, patches of spruce and fir stand like dark, somber sentinels against the broad sweep of the horizon, their needles catching the diffused light of a perpetually changing atmosphere. The air, especially after a rain, carries a clean, elemental freshness, a balm to the senses, and the very stillness of the place seems to hum with the quiet industry of the natural world. The history of Harrington is intertwined with the land's bounty, a story etched not in grand monuments but in the enduring practicality of its people and the subtle shifts of its economy. For generations, farming has been the bedrock, the rich red soil yielding potatoes and grains that find their way to markets near and far. Fishing fleets, though perhaps smaller now, still ply the waters, their weathered vessels a familiar sight against the vast expanse of the sea, a constant reminder of the coastal connection that defines Harrington. The legacy of those who first cleared the land, who coaxed sustenance from its depths, is carried in the quiet strength of the farmhouses and the enduring traditions that still hold sway in the local gatherings, a testament to a resilient spirit that has weathered changing tides.

About This Harrington Map Page

Explore Harrington, Prince Edward Island, Canada, with an embedded street and satellite map — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 46.350236, -63.16771. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts — including hourly outlooks — are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.

Detailed location data for Harrington includes the postal code (C1E), telephone area code (782, 902). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.

Location data for Harrington is sourced from the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada, and verified by coordinates rather than name matching alone. GPS coordinates, province, administrative location and place type are shown in the information panel above.