Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Arlingham, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Arlingham and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Arlingham
- 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 Arlingham:
- 40.115388, -75.203232
- 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 Arlingham
- 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Arlingham is near Philadelphia County and also Indiana County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Philadelphia County
- eBird sighting report for Indiana 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Arlingham ...
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.
- Broad Axe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broad Axe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Axe
- Broad Axe is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broad Axe <2>
- Cedarbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarbrook
- Cedarbrook is located in Montgomery County
- Cherry Dale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Dale
- Cherry Dale is located in Montgomery County
- Chestnut Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Chestnut Hill is located in Philadelphia County
- Cold Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Point
- Cold Point is located in Montgomery County
- Dublin Chase
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dublin Chase have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin Chase
- Dublin Chase is located in Montgomery County
- Dublin Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dublin Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin Crossing
- Dublin Crossing is located in Montgomery County
- Five Points
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Montgomery County
- Flourtown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flourtown
- Flourtown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flourtown <2>
- Gravers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Highland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Hill Crest
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Crest
- Hill Crest is located in Montgomery County
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Hillside ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Ivy Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Joshua Knoll
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joshua Knoll have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Knoll
- Joshua Knoll is located in Montgomery County
- Kennedy House
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennedy House have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy House
- Kennedy House is located in Montgomery County
- Marble Hall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Hall
- Marble Hall is located in Montgomery County
- Mermaid
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Mount Pleasant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Montgomery County
- Pheasant Knoll
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pheasant Knoll have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Knoll
- Pheasant Knoll is located in Montgomery County
- Plymouth Meeting
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plymouth Meeting have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth Meeting
- Plymouth Meeting is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth Meeting <2>
- Rose Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Valley
- Rose Valley is located in Montgomery County
- Sunnybrook
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook
- Sunnybrook is located in Montgomery County
- Valley Green
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Green have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Green
- Valley Green is located in Montgomery County
- Hillside ‑ Historic
How Far From Arlingham 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 Arlingham to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Arlingham and extending to:
- Norristown, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the West.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<3> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Arlingham to Harrisburg, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 128 miles [206 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,769 miles [9,284.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,475 miles [10,420.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,351 miles [7,002.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Arlingham. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Montgomery County: www.montcopa.org/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Arlingham) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Arlingham. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1154, Longitude: -75.2032 In this case, the coordinates for Arlingham have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Arlingham 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 306.712 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.293 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.442 degrees. |