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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Arundel, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Arundel and the surrounding area.
- 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 Arundel:
- 37.448548, -120.599364
- 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 Arundel
- 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 Merced County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Merced County
- Since Arundel is near Stanislaus County and also Mariposa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stanislaus County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mariposa 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 Arundel
Communities Also Named Arundel ...
We found six communities that are also named Arundel.
Within California, the name Arundel is unique.
Beyond California, we know of six communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- New Castle County
- This Arundel is located in New Castle County and lies 2,404 miles [3,868.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Arundel that is located in Merced County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Arundel.
- Florida
- Martin County
- This Arundel is located in Martin County and lies 2,438 miles [3,923.6 km]<1> to the east of the Arundel that is located in Merced County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Martin County community of Arundel.
- Maine
- York County
- This Arundel is located in York County and lies 2,626 miles [4,226.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Arundel that is located in Merced County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Arundel.
- Maryland
- Cecil County
- This Arundel is located in Cecil County and lies 2,396 miles [3,856 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Arundel that is located in Merced County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of Arundel.
- Prince George's County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Arundel [Prince George's County].
- Quebec
- This Arundel lies 2,406 miles [3,872.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Arundel that is located in Merced County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Arundel ...
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.
- Amsterdam
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Amsterdam is located in Merced County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
- Arena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arena is located in Merced County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
- Castle Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Castle Gardens is located in Merced County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Gardens
- Cuba ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cuba is located in Merced County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Empire
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harp
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harp is located in Stanislaus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harp
- Hatch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hatch is located in Stanislaus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatch
- Hills Ferry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hills Ferry is located in Stanislaus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Ferry
- Indian Gulch ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Indian Gulch is located in Mariposa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Gulch
- Irwin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Irwin is located in Merced County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Plainsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Plainsburg is located in Merced County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainsburg
How Far From Arundel 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 Arundel to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Arundel once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Arundel and extending to:
- Merced, which is the Seat of Merced County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Arundel to Merced, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 91 miles [146.5 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,344 miles [3,772.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 134 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,401 miles [11,910.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,169 miles [13,146.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,203 miles [9,982.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>'
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- Arundel) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Arundel 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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 Arundel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Arundel to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Arundel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4485, Longitude: -120.5994 In this case, the coordinates for Arundel have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.637 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.252 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.053 degrees. |
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