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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 Arrowhead, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Arrowhead 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 Arrowhead:
    • 36.658861, -114.575821
    • 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 Arrowhead
  • 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 county-by-county basis. We have selected Clark County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • eBird sighting report for Clark County
    • Since Arrowhead is near Lincoln County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
    • eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
  • 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 Arrowhead ...

We found 23 communities that share the name Arrowhead.

There are two communities within Nevada that are also named Arrowhead.

Beyond Nevada, we know of another 21 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 21 communities, 22 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Nevada ...
    • Lyon County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Lyon County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lyon County community of Arrowhead.
    • Nye County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Nye County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nye County community of Arrowhead.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • This Arrowhead is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,583 miles [2,547.6 km]<2> to the east of the Arrowhead that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Arrowhead.
      • Montgomery County
      • This Arrowhead is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,637 miles [2,634.5 km] to the east of the Arrowhead that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Arrowhead.
    • British Columbia
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the British Columbia community of Arrowhead.
    • California
      • San Bernardino County
      • This Arrowhead is located in San Bernardino County and lies 230 miles [370.1 km]<2> to the southwest of the Arrowhead that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of Arrowhead.
    • Colorado
      • Larimer County
      • This Arrowhead is located in Larimer County and lies 581 miles [935 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Arrowhead that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Larimer County community of Arrowhead.
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This Arrowhead is located in Cook County and lies 1,468 miles [2,362.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Arrowhead that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Arrowhead.
      • DuPage County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Arrowhead [DuPage County].
      • McDonough County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Arrowhead [McDonough County].
    • Maryland
      • Frederick County
      • This Arrowhead is located in Frederick County and lies 2,015 miles [3,242.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Arrowhead that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Arrowhead.
      • Howard County
      • This Arrowhead is located in Howard County and lies 2,046 miles [3,292.7 km] to the east northeast of the Arrowhead that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Arrowhead.
    • Missouri
      • Miller County
      • This Arrowhead is located in Miller County and lies 1,205 miles [1,939.3 km]<2> to the east of the Arrowhead that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miller County community of Arrowhead.
    • North Carolina
      • New Hanover County
      • This Arrowhead is located in New Hanover County and lies 2,057 miles [3,310.4 km]<2> to the east of the Arrowhead that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Hanover County community of Arrowhead.
      • Orange County
      • This Arrowhead is located in Orange County and lies 1,958 miles [3,151.1 km] to the east of the Arrowhead that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Arrowhead.
    • Ohio
      • Carroll County
      • This Arrowhead is located in Carroll County and lies 1,807 miles [2,908.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Arrowhead that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Arrowhead.
    • Tennessee
      • Knox County
      • This Arrowhead is located in Knox County and lies 1,699 miles [2,734.3 km]<2> to the east of the Arrowhead that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Arrowhead.
    • Virginia
      • Albemarle County
      • This Arrowhead is located in Albemarle County and lies 1,965 miles [3,162.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Arrowhead that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Arrowhead.
      • Chesterfield County
      • This Arrowhead is located in Chesterfield County and lies 2,025 miles [3,258.9 km] to the east northeast of the Arrowhead that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesterfield County community of Arrowhead.
      • Franklin County
      • This Arrowhead is located in Franklin County and lies 1,920 miles [3,089.9 km] to the east of the Arrowhead that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Arrowhead.
      • Virginia Beach City
      • This Arrowhead is located in Virginia Beach City and lies 2,109 miles [3,394.1 km] to the east northeast of the Arrowhead that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Virginia Beach City community of Arrowhead.
    • Washington
      • King County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Arrowhead [King County].
      • Pierce County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Arrowhead [Pierce County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Arrowhead ...

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.

  • Amber ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amber have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber
    • Amber is located in Clark County
  • Angle City ‑ Historic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angle City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angle City
    • Angle City is located in Lincoln County
  • Crystal ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
    • Crystal is located in Clark County
  • Dry Lake
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dry Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Lake
    • Dry Lake is located in Clark County
  • Echo Bay
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Bay
    • Echo Bay is located in Clark County
  • Jackman
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackman have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackman
    • Jackman is located in Clark County
  • Lost City ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
    • Lost City is located in Clark County
  • Old California Crossing
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old California Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old California Crossing
    • Old California Crossing is located in Clark County
  • Silver City ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Silver City is located in Clark County

How Far From Arrowhead 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 Arrowhead to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Las Vegas, which is the Seat of Clark County, lies 46 miles [74 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Arrowhead to Las Vegas, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • Carson City, which is the State Capital of Nevada, lies 331 miles [532.7 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,040 miles [3,283.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 4 days, a buggy would take 80 days and walking would take 116 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,316 miles [11,774 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,085 miles [13,011.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,059 miles [9,751 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Clark County: www.accessclarkcounty.com/

The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Arrowhead, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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- Arrowhead) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Arrowhead. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6589, Longitude: -114.5758       In this case, the coordinates for Arrowhead have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Arrowhead 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.
<4>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.
<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 Arrowhead 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 333.601 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 333.142 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 323.513 degrees.









 

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