Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy).
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:
- 37.283482, -77.294978
- 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
- 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 are three communities within Virginia that are also named Arlington.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another 59 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 59 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 Virginia ...
- Alexandria City
- Arlington County
- Northampton County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Montgomery County
- This Arlington is located in Montgomery County and lies 614 miles [988.1 km]<2> to the west southwest.
- 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 686 miles [1,104 km] to the west southwest.
- 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 2,249 miles [3,619.4 km]<2> to the west.
- 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.<1> 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 650 miles [1,046.1 km]<2> to the south southwest.
- 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 539 miles [867.4 km] to the south southwest.
- 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 703 miles [1,131.4 km] to the south southwest.
- 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 584 miles [939.9 km]<2> to the southwest.
- 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.<1> 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 518 miles [833.6 km]<2> to the west northwest.
- 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 476 miles [766 km] to the west northwest.
- 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.<1> 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 1,141 miles [1,836.3 km]<2> to the west.
- 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 646 miles [1,039.6 km]<2> to the west.
- 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 385 miles [619.6 km] to the west.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Arlington.
- Louisiana
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- This Arlington is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 925 miles [1,488.6 km]<2> to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Arlington.
- East Carroll Parish
- This Arlington is located in East Carroll Parish and lies 841 miles [1,353.5 km] to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Carroll Parish community of Arlington.
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Lincoln County
- This Arlington is located in Lincoln County and lies 856 miles [1,377.6 km]<2> to the west southwest.
- 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 736 miles [1,184.5 km] to the west southwest.
- 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 354 miles [569.7 km]<2> to the north northeast.
- 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 285 miles [458.7 km] to the northeast.
- 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.<1> 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 247 miles [397.5 km]<2> to the west southwest.
- 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 208 miles [334.7 km] to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yadkin County community of Arlington.
- Nova Scotia
- This Arlington lies 861 miles [1,385.6 km]<2> to the northeast.
- Ohio
- Hancock County
- This Arlington is located in Hancock County and lies 421 miles [677.5 km]<2> to the northwest.
- 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 424 miles [682.4 km] to the west northwest.
- 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 345 miles [555.2 km] to the northwest.
- 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 260 miles [418.4 km]<2> to the north northwest.
- 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.<1> 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 303 miles [487.6 km] to the north northeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Arlington.
- Prince Edward Island
- This Arlington lies 936 miles [1,506.3 km]<2> to the northeast.
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Houston County
- This Arlington is located in Houston County and lies 579 miles [931.8 km]<2> to the west.
- 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 378 miles [608.3 km] to the west.
- 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 702 miles [1,129.8 km] to the west.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Arlington.
- Texas
- Vermont
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Harrison County
- This Arlington is located in Harrison County and lies 216 miles [347.6 km]<2> to the northwest.
- 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.<1> 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 196 miles [315.4 km] to the northwest.
- 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.
- Cedar Level
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Level have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Level
- Cedar Level is located in Hopewell City
- Five Forks
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Five Forks is located in Hopewell City
- Friend ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Hopewell
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Hopewell is located in Hopewell City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,375 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopewell <4>
- Jordans Point ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jordans Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordans Point
- Jordans Point is located in Prince George County
- Meadowville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
- Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County
- Merchants Hope ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merchants Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merchants Hope
- Merchants Hope is located in Prince George County
- Pine Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Gardens
- Pine Gardens is located in Petersburg City
- Pocahontas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pocahontas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
- Pocahontas is located in Petersburg City
- Prince George
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prince George have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince George
- Prince George is located in Prince George County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prince George <4>
- Rivers Edge
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rivers Edge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivers Edge
- Rivers Edge is located in Prince George County
- Screamersville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Screamersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamersville
- Screamersville is located in Chesterfield County
- Woodlawn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Arlington to Richmond, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 112 miles [180.2 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,977 miles [9,619 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,676 miles [10,744 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,555 miles [7,330.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
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 Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 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 . 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. |
| <2> | 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 drawn 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: 37.2835, Longitude: -77.2950 In this case, the coordinates for Arlington have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Arlington 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 308.129 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.465 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.424 degrees. |