Harrington Place, Washington

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Harrington Place
Harrington Place (the United States)
Coordinates: 46°13′52″N122°26′02″W / 46.23111°N 122.43389°W / 46.23111; -122.43389 Coordinates: 46°13′52″N122°26′02″W / 46.23111°N 122.43389°W / 46.23111; -122.43389
Country United States
State Washington
County Cowlitz
Elevation
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391 m (1,283 ft)
Time zone UTC−8 (PST)
  Summer (DST) UTC−7 (PDT)
ZIP code
98649
Area code(s) 360
GNIS feature ID1520730

Harrington Place, also known as Herrington Place, is an unincorporated community in Cowlitz County, Washington. It is part of the Kelso School District, a K-12 school district of nearly 5,000 students.

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Harrington Place is 27.5 miles (44.3 km) northwest of Mount St. Helens. Its eruption on May 18, 1980 was the deadliest and most economically destructive volcanic event in US history.

Geography

Harrington Place is located at 46°13′52″N122°26′02″W / 46.23111°N 122.43389°W / 46.23111; -122.43389 (46.2312195, -122.4339932). [2]

It is lies east of the city of Castle Rock along the South Fork Toutle River. It is reached by about 19 miles (31 km) of logging roads off of Washington State Route 504, also known as the Spirit Lake Memorial Highway, traveling east from Toutle.

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References

  1. "USGS—Harrington Place, Washington" . Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  2. "2013 U.S. Gazetteer Files". census.gov. Retrieved 13 June 2014.