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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 Arnold Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Arnold Heights 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 Arnold Heights:
    • 38.853724, -76.936363
    • 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 Arnold Heights
  • 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 Arnold Heights ...

We found two communities that share the name Arnold Heights.

Within Maryland, the name Arnold Heights is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Riverside County
      • This Arnold Heights is located in Riverside County and lies 2,250 miles [3,621 km]<1> to the west of the Arnold Heights that is located in Prince George's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Riverside County community of Arnold Heights.
    • Nebraska
      • Lancaster 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 Nebraska community of Arnold Heights [Lancaster County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Arnold Heights ...

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.

  • Berry Lane
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berry Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Lane
    • Berry Lane is located in Prince George's County
  • Chapel Oaks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Oaks
    • Chapel Oaks is located in Prince George's County
  • Coral Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coral Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hills
    • Coral Hills is located in Prince George's County
  • District Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for District Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for District Heights
    • District Heights is located in Prince George's County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,979 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for District Heights <4>
  • Forestville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Gordons Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordons Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordons Corner
    • Gordons Corner is located in Prince George's County
  • Hillside
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
    • Hillside is located in Prince George's County
  • Pepper Mill Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pepper Mill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper Mill Village
    • Pepper Mill Village is located in Prince George's County
  • Silver Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
    • Silver Hill is located in Prince George's County
  • Suitland
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suitland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suitland
    • Suitland is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Suitland <4>
  • Temple Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Temple Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Hills
    • Temple Hills is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Temple Hills <4>
  • Temple Hills Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Temple Hills Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Hills Park
    • Temple Hills Park is located in Prince George's County
  • Woods Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woods Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Corner
    • Woods Corner is located in Prince George's County
  • Yorkshire Knolls
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yorkshire Knolls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire Knolls
    • Yorkshire Knolls is located in Prince George's County

How Far From Arnold Heights to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Arnold Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Arnold Heights and extending to:

  • Upper Marlboro, which is the Seat of Prince George's County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Arnold Heights to Upper Marlboro, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 25 miles [40.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is just to the west northwest (WNW).
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,895 miles [9,487.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,600 miles [10,621.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,477 miles [7,205 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Prince George's County: www.co.pg.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Arnold Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Arnold Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8537, Longitude: -76.9364       In this case, the coordinates for Arnold Heights 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 Arnold Heights 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 county. 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Arnold Heights 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 307.833 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.368 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.689 degrees.




 

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