Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Arona, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Arona and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Arona

• 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 Arona:
  • 34.221761, -86.081919
  • 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.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Arona

• 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 DeKalb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
  • Since Arona is near Marshall County and also Etowah County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Etowah 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Arona

Communities Also Named Arona ...

We found two communities that are also named Arona.

Within Alabama, the name Arona is unique.

Beyond Alabama, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Manitoba
    • We haven't found the location of this community yet.
  • Pennsylvania
    • Westmoreland County
    • This Arona is located in Westmoreland County and lies 546 miles [878.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Arona that is located in DeKalb County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Arona.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Arona ...

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.

• Double Bridges
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Double Bridges is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Bridges
• Happy Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Happy Hill is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hill
• Kilpatrick
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Kilpatrick is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilpatrick
• Liberty
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Liberty is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• Liberty Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Liberty Hill is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
• Lot ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Lot is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lot
• Marcus ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Marcus is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
• Marshall
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Marshall is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
• Pulltight
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Pulltight is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulltight
• Rains ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Rains is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains

How Far From Arona to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Arona to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Fort Payne, which is the Seat of DeKalb County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Arona to Fort Payne, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 127 miles [204.4 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 596 miles [959.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,488 miles [10,441.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,197 miles [11,582.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,074 miles [8,165.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'