Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Arnett, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Arnett and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Arnett
- 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 Arnett:
- 33.492592, -102.291845
- 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 Arnett
- 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 Hockley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Hockley County
- Since Arnett is near Terry County and also Lubbock County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Terry County
- eBird sighting report for Lubbock 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 Arnett ...
We found ten communities that share the name Arnett.
There is one other community in Texas which is also named Arnett.
Beyond Texas, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Georgia
- Kentucky
- Missouri
- New York
- Oklahoma
- Ellis County
- This Arnett is located in Ellis County and lies 231 miles [371.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Arnett that is located in Hockley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ellis County community of Arnett.
- Harmon County
- This Arnett is located in Harmon County and lies 158 miles [254.3 km] to the east northeast of the Arnett that is located in Hockley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harmon County community of Arnett.
- West Virginia
- Braxton County
- This Arnett is located in Braxton County and lies 1,253 miles [2,016.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Arnett that is located in Hockley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Braxton County community of Arnett.
- Raleigh County
- This Arnett is located in Raleigh County and lies 1,205 miles [1,939.3 km] to the east northeast of the Arnett that is located in Hockley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Raleigh County community of Arnett.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Arnett ...
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.
- Hurlwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Lakeview
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Levelland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Levelland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levelland
- Levelland is located in Hockley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,497 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Levelland <4>
- Lockettville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockettville
- Lockettville is located in Hockley County
- Meadow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow
- Meadow is located in Terry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 577 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meadow <4>
- Needmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Ropesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ropesville
- Ropesville is located in Hockley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ropesville <4>
- Sundown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sundown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown
- Sundown is located in Hockley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,414 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sundown <4>
How Far From Arnett 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 Arnett to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Arnett and extending to:
- Levelland, which is the Seat of Hockley County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 347 miles [558.4 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Arnett to Austin, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 20 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,450 miles [2,333.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 57 days and walking would take 83 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,142 miles [11,493.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,891 miles [12,699.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,783 miles [9,306.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Arnett. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Arnett) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Arnett. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4926, Longitude: -102.2918 In this case, the coordinates for Arnett 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Arnett 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 Arnett 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 323.831 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 321.165 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.158 degrees. |