Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Arlington, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Arlington and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Arlington
- 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 Arlington:
- 30.388248, -91.171773
- 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 Arlington
- 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 parish-by-parish basis. We have selected East Baton Rouge Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for East Baton Rouge Parish
- Since Arlington is near West Baton Rouge Parish and also Iberville Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for West Baton Rouge Parish
- eBird sighting report for Iberville Parish
- 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 Arlington ...
We found 66 communities that share the name Arlington.
There is one other community in Louisiana which is also named Arlington.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of another 61 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 61 communities, 59 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
In addition to the above occurrences of Arlington, we know of four communities located outside of the United States and Canada.
- Communities Located In Louisiana ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Montgomery County
- This Arlington is located in Montgomery County and lies 316 miles [508.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Arlington that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Arlington.
- Wilcox County
- This Arlington is located in Wilcox County and lies 241 miles [387.9 km] to the east northeast of the Arlington that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilcox County community of Arlington.
- Arizona
- California
- Riverside County
- This Arlington is located in Riverside County and lies 1,550 miles [2,494.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Arlington that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Riverside County community of Arlington.
- San Bernardino County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Arlington [San Bernardino County].
- Colorado
- Florida
- Citrus County
- This Arlington is located in Citrus County and lies 539 miles [867.4 km]<1> to the east of the Arlington that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Citrus County community of Arlington.
- Duval County
- This Arlington is located in Duval County and lies 569 miles [915.7 km] to the east of the Arlington that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duval County community of Arlington.
- Hillsborough County
- This Arlington is located in Hillsborough County and lies 546 miles [878.7 km] to the east southeast of the Arlington that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Arlington.
- Georgia
- Calhoun County
- This Arlington is located in Calhoun County and lies 388 miles [624.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Arlington that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Arlington.
- Gwinnett County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Arlington [Gwinnett County].
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Monroe County
- This Arlington is located in Monroe County and lies 661 miles [1,063.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Arlington that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Arlington.
- Rush County
- This Arlington is located in Rush County and lies 712 miles [1,145.9 km] to the north northeast of the Arlington that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rush County community of Arlington.
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Osborne County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Arlington [Osborne County].
- Reno County
- This Arlington is located in Reno County and lies 654 miles [1,052.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Arlington that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Reno County community of Arlington.
- Kentucky
- Carlisle County
- This Arlington is located in Carlisle County and lies 459 miles [738.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Arlington that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carlisle County community of Arlington.
- Madison County
- This Arlington is located in Madison County and lies 642 miles [1,033.2 km] to the northeast of the Arlington that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Arlington.
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Lincoln County
- This Arlington is located in Lincoln County and lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Arlington that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Arlington.
- Neshoba County
- This Arlington is located in Neshoba County and lies 208 miles [334.7 km] to the north northeast of the Arlington that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Neshoba County community of Arlington.
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- New Jersey
- New York
- Dutchess County
- This Arlington is located in Dutchess County and lies 1,236 miles [1,989.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Arlington that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dutchess County community of Arlington.
- Richmond County
- This Arlington is located in Richmond County and lies 1,185 miles [1,907.1 km] to the northeast of the Arlington that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Arlington.
- North Carolina
- Gaston County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Arlington [Gaston County].
- Mecklenburg County
- This Arlington is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 680 miles [1,094.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Arlington that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Arlington.
- Yadkin County
- This Arlington is located in Yadkin County and lies 719 miles [1,157.1 km] to the northeast of the Arlington that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yadkin County community of Arlington.
- Nova Scotia
- This Arlington lies 1,768 miles [2,845.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Arlington that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
- Ohio
- Hancock County
- This Arlington is located in Hancock County and lies 838 miles [1,348.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Arlington that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Arlington.
- Montgomery County
- This Arlington is located in Montgomery County and lies 756 miles [1,216.7 km] to the north northeast of the Arlington that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Arlington.
- Summit County
- This Arlington is located in Summit County and lies 914 miles [1,470.9 km] to the north northeast of the Arlington that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Summit County community of Arlington.
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- This Arlington is located in Allegheny County and lies 935 miles [1,504.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Arlington that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Arlington.
- Delaware County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Arlington [Delaware County].
- Wayne County
- This Arlington is located in Wayne County and lies 1,164 miles [1,873.3 km] to the northeast of the Arlington that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Arlington.
- Prince Edward Island
- This Arlington lies 1,832 miles [2,948.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Arlington that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Houston County
- This Arlington is located in Houston County and lies 455 miles [732.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Arlington that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Arlington.
- Knox County
- This Arlington is located in Knox County and lies 570 miles [917.3 km] to the northeast of the Arlington that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Arlington.
- Shelby County
- This Arlington is located in Shelby County and lies 347 miles [558.4 km] to the north northeast of the Arlington that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Arlington.
- Texas
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Alexandria City
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Arlington [Alexandria City].
- Arlington County
- This Arlington is located in Arlington County and lies 989 miles [1,591.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Arlington that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arlington County community of Arlington.
- Hopewell City
- This Arlington is located in Hopewell City and lies 925 miles [1,488.6 km] to the northeast of the Arlington that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hopewell City community of Arlington.
- Northampton County
- This Arlington is located in Northampton County and lies 988 miles [1,590 km] to the east northeast of the Arlington that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northampton County community of Arlington.
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Harrison County
- This Arlington is located in Harrison County and lies 868 miles [1,396.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Arlington that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Arlington.
- McDowell County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Arlington [McDowell County].
- Upshur County
- This Arlington is located in Upshur County and lies 845 miles [1,359.9 km] to the northeast of the Arlington that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Upshur County community of Arlington.
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
- Alabama
- Communities Beyond North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Arlington ...
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.
- College Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- College Park is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Collegetown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collegetown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collegetown
- Collegetown is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Dent Terrace
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dent Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dent Terrace
- Dent Terrace is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Floyd Place
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floyd Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Place
- Floyd Place is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Green Back Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Back Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Back Forest
- Green Back Forest is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Heatherstone
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heatherstone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherstone
- Heatherstone is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Hillside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Hundred Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hundred Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hundred Oaks
- Hundred Oaks is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Indian Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Park
- Indian Park is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Kings Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Hill
- Kings Hill is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Lakecrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Laurel Lea
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Lea have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Lea
- Laurel Lea is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Quail Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Riverbend
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Sable Chase
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sable Chase have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sable Chase
- Sable Chase is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Silverside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silverside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverside
- Silverside is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Sweetbriar
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetbriar have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetbriar
- Sweetbriar is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- University Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Gardens
- University Gardens is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- University Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Hills
- University Hills is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- University Shadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Shadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Shadows
- University Shadows is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- University Terrace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Terrace
- University Terrace is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- University View
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University View
- University View is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Walnut Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Walnut Hill is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Wildwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Zee Zee Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zee Zee Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zee Zee Gardens
- Zee Zee Gardens is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Quail Run
How Far From Arlington 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 Arlington to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Arlington and extending to:
- Baton Rouge, which is the Seat of East Baton Rouge Parish, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies just to the north northeast (NNE).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 993 miles [1,598.1 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Arlington to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 57 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,885 miles [11,080.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,595 miles [12,223 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,471 miles [8,804.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Arlington. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.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- Arlington) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Arlington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.3882, Longitude: -91.1718 In this case, the coordinates for Arlington have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Arlington 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 parish. 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. |
| <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> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Arlington to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.041 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.609 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.585 degrees. |