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 ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Arrowhead
- 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:
- 37.463204, -77.590267
- 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 Chesterfield County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Chesterfield County
- Since Arrowhead is near Richmond County and also Richmond City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Richmond County
- eBird sighting report for Richmond City
- 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 three communities within Virginia that are also named Arrowhead.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another twenty communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twenty communities, 22 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Albemarle County
- Franklin County
- Virginia Beach City
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Arrowhead is located in Jefferson County and lies 573 miles [922.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Arrowhead that is located in Chesterfield 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 598 miles [962.4 km] to the west southwest of the Arrowhead that is located in Chesterfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Arrowhead.
- British Columbia
- California
- Colorado
- Illinois
- Cook County
- This Arrowhead is located in Cook County and lies 632 miles [1,017.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Arrowhead that is located in Chesterfield 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 138 miles [222.1 km]<1> to the north of the Arrowhead that is located in Chesterfield 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 125 miles [201.2 km] to the north northeast of the Arrowhead that is located in Chesterfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Arrowhead.
- Missouri
- Nevada
- Clark County
- This Arrowhead is located in Clark County and lies 2,025 miles [3,258.9 km]<1> to the west of the Arrowhead that is located in Chesterfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Arrowhead.
- Lyon County
- This community is historic<2> 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 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.
- North Carolina
- New Hanover County
- This Arrowhead is located in New Hanover County and lies 229 miles [368.5 km]<1> to the south of the Arrowhead that is located in Chesterfield 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 123 miles [197.9 km] to the southwest of the Arrowhead that is located in Chesterfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Arrowhead.
- Ohio
- Tennessee
- 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].
- Alabama
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.
- Cedar Farm
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Farm have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Farm
- Cedar Farm is located in Richmond City
- Chestnut Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Chestnut Hill is located in Chesterfield County
- Fairpines
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Fawnbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Five Forks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Five Forks is located in Chesterfield County
- Grand Summit
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Summit
- Grand Summit is located in Chesterfield County
- Hobby Hill Farms
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobby Hill Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobby Hill Farms
- Hobby Hill Farms is located in Richmond County
- Holiday Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Holiday Hills is located in Chesterfield County
- Kings Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Forest
- Kings Forest is located in Chesterfield County
- Land O'Pines
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Land O'Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land O'Pines
- Land O'Pines is located in Chesterfield County
- Nuttree ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Old Gun
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Continue List (4 more) ...
- Piney Knolls
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Knolls have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Knolls
- Piney Knolls is located in Richmond County
- Rolling Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Rolling Hills is located in Chesterfield County
- Spring Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Spring Grove is located in Chesterfield County
- Wiseville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Piney Knolls
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:
- Chesterfield, which is the Seat of Chesterfield County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Arrowhead to Richmond, 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 103 miles [165.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,982 miles [9,627.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,682 miles [10,753.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,561 miles [7,340.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 Chesterfield County: www.co.chesterfield.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.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- 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: 37.4632, Longitude: -77.5903 In this case, the coordinates for Arrowhead have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 308.291 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.677 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.478 degrees. |