Located in Erie County, Pennsylvania, Harrington Covered Bridge is a covered bridge. It sits roughly 5.7 km (3.5 mi) WSW of Albion. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Harrington Covered Bridge is a covered bridge that spans Conneaut Creek in Conneaut Township, Erie County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It was constructed about 1870, and rebuilt in 1962. The Harrington Covered Bridge is one of two remaining covered bridges in Erie County, along with the Waterford Covered Bridge. The Harrington Covered Bridge is 72 feet (22 m) long and carries Barney Road (State Route 3003) over Conneaut Creek. It was designed as single-span, multiple King post-truss bridge in 1870 by William Sherman, who also built the Gudgeonville and Carman covered bridges that were located nearby. Like the other two covered bridges, it is clad in a unpainted, vertical wooden plank siding. The Harrington Covered Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 18, 1980 along with the other covered bridges in Erie County.From the Wikipedia article “Harrington Covered Bridge”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sunrise & sunset directions
At Harrington Covered Bridge the sunrise point swings a long way through the year: about 57° (ENE) at the June solstice and 122° (ESE) in late December. Sunset moves from 303° (WNW) in June to 239° (WSW) in December, and the midday sun climbs to 72° in summer but only 25° in winter.
| Date | Sunrise | Azimuth | Sunset | Azimuth | Noon sun | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox (Mar 20) | 7:26 AM | 90° E | 7:34 PM | 271° W | 48° | 12h 08m |
| June solstice (Jun 21) | 5:47 AM | 57° ENE | 9:01 PM | 303° WNW | 72° | 15h 14m |
| September equinox (Sep 22) | 7:10 AM | 89° E | 7:21 PM | 271° W | 48° | 12h 11m |
| December solstice (Dec 21) | 7:47 AM | 122° ESE | 4:54 PM | 239° WSW | 25° | 9h 08m |
Azimuth is measured clockwise from true north (90° = east, 270° = west). Computed for 2026; values change by less than a degree from year to year.
Golden hour & blue hour by month
Covered bridges look their best with soft side-light and a backdrop of fall color, snow or fresh spring green.
| Month (15th) | Blue hour starts | Sunrise | Golden hour ends | Golden hour starts | Sunset | Blue hour ends | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:17 AM | 7:48 AM | 8:31 AM | 4:33 PM | 5:16 PM | 5:47 PM | 9h 28m |
| February | 6:50 AM | 7:19 AM | 7:58 AM | 5:16 PM | 5:55 PM | 6:24 PM | 10h 36m |
| March | 7:07 AM | 7:35 AM | 8:11 AM | 6:52 PM | 7:28 PM | 7:56 PM | 11h 54m |
| April | 6:13 AM | 6:42 AM | 7:20 AM | 7:25 PM | 8:03 PM | 8:31 PM | 13h 20m |
| May | 5:31 AM | 6:03 AM | 6:43 AM | 7:55 PM | 8:35 PM | 9:07 PM | 14h 33m |
| June | 5:13 AM | 5:47 AM | 6:29 AM | 8:17 PM | 8:59 PM | 9:34 PM | 15h 12m |
| July | 5:27 AM | 6:00 AM | 6:42 AM | 8:15 PM | 8:56 PM | 9:29 PM | 14h 56m |
| August | 6:01 AM | 6:31 AM | 7:09 AM | 7:45 PM | 8:24 PM | 8:54 PM | 13h 53m |
| September | 6:35 AM | 7:03 AM | 7:39 AM | 6:56 PM | 7:33 PM | 8:01 PM | 12h 31m |
| October | 7:06 AM | 7:35 AM | 8:12 AM | 6:04 PM | 6:42 PM | 7:10 PM | 11h 07m |
| November | 6:42 AM | 7:12 AM | 7:54 AM | 4:21 PM | 5:02 PM | 5:32 PM | 9h 50m |
| December | 7:12 AM | 7:43 AM | 8:28 AM | 4:07 PM | 4:52 PM | 5:24 PM | 9h 09m |
Local time (America/New York), including daylight saving time. Golden hour runs from about −4° to +6° solar altitude, so the morning golden hour begins during blue hour, before sunrise.
Milky Way & night sky
From Harrington Covered Bridge, the Milky Way core is visible in a dark sky from March through September. June gives the longest window (about 4.3 hours on a moonless night), and the core peaks around 19° above the southern horizon. Our light-pollution model puts the sky at about Bortle 3 (rural sky), good enough for detailed Milky Way images.
| Month | Core visible (15th) | Hours | Max altitude | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | Below 10° in darkness | — | -3° | — |
| February | Below 10° in darkness | — | 10° | — |
| March | 4:52 AM – 5:52 AM | 1.0 | 16° | SE → SSE |
| April | 2:53 AM – 4:53 AM | 2.0 | 19° | SE → S |
| May | 12:51 AM – 4:01 AM | 3.2 | 19° | SE → S |
| June | 11:10 PM – 3:30 AM | 4.3 | 19° | SSE → SSW |
| July | 11:00 PM – 2:10 AM | 3.2 | 19° | S → SW |
| August | 10:10 PM – 12:10 AM | 2.0 | 19° | S → SW |
| September | 9:08 PM – 10:08 PM | 1.0 | 16° | SSW → SW |
| October | Below 10° in darkness | — | 10° | — |
| November | Below 10° in darkness | — | -1° | — |
| December | Below 10° in darkness | — | -19° | — |
Window when the galactic core is at least 10° high during astronomical darkness on the 15th of each month. Pick nights within a few days of the new moon. Plan exact nights with the Milky Way planner.
Estimated sky darkness: 3 Bortle 3 — Rural sky. Some light domes sit on the horizon, but the Milky Way still looks complex overhead. Modeled zenith brightness ≈ 21.3 mag/arcsec². Aurora needs roughly Kp 6.0+ to show low on the northern horizon here.
Weather & best season
Long-term NASA satellite data for this area show September as the clearest month (about 56% average cloud cover) and December as the cloudiest (85%). July is the warmest month and January the coldest, which matters for gear, snow access and how long batteries last at night.
Average cloud cover (%)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °F | 64 | 68 | 79 | 82 | 96 | 98 | 100 | 99 | 96 | 89 | 76 | 67 |
| Low °F | -11 | -12 | 0 | 17 | 25 | 38 | 46 | 46 | 38 | 27 | 7 | -1 |
| Precip. (in) | 2.5 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
Monthly climatology for the surrounding 1° grid cell from NASA POWER (MERRA-2). Mountain sites can be colder and cloudier than the cell average.
Photography tips for this covered bridge
- Overcast days keep contrast low between the dark interior and the bright surroundings.
- Autumn foliage peaks are the most popular time — visit on weekdays to avoid crowds.
- Shoot from the stream bank to show the bridge, the water and its reflection together.
- Inside the bridge, the timber trusses make strong symmetrical compositions — use a tripod for long exposures.
- Bring a spare battery — cold weather and long exposures drain them fast.
Season: Peak fall color is the classic season; winter snow and spring blossoms are less crowded alternatives.
Suggested gear: Wide-angle lens, Tripod, Polarizer for foliage. Work out exposures with the depth of field, ND filter and NPF rule calculators.
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Sources
Location data: Wikidata, Wikipedia. Sun, moon and Milky Way times are computed by LWPhoto Atlas for 2026. Climate: NASA POWER. Sky darkness is a population-based estimate (Walker's law), not a measurement. See data sources & licenses.