Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Arp, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Arp and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Arp
- 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 Arp:
- 31.755213, -83.406933
- 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 Arp
- 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 Irwin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Irwin County
- Since Arp is near Ben Hill County and also Turner County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Ben Hill County
- eBird sighting report for Turner 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 Arp ...
We found five communities that share the name Arp.
There are two communities within Georgia that are also named Arp.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Georgia ...
- Banks County
- Ben Hill County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Tennessee
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Arp ...
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.
- Armboy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Cold Springs ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Cold Springs is located in Turner County
- Double Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Double Run have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Run
- Double Run is located in Wilcox County
- Flat Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Irwinville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irwinville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwinville
- Irwinville is located in Irwin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irwinville <5>
- Lulaville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Mystic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mystic have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
- Mystic is located in Irwin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mystic <5>
- Queensland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queensland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensland
- Queensland is located in Ben Hill County
- Rebecca
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebecca
- Rebecca is located in Turner County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rebecca <5>
How Far From Arp 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 Arp to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Arp and extending to:
- Ocilla, which is the Seat of Irwin County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Arp to Ocilla, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 149 miles [239.8 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 609 miles [980.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<7> 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).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,179 miles [11,553.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,063 miles [8,148.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Arp. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Arp) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Arp. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.7552, Longitude: -83.4069 |
| <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 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 Arp 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> | 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 Arp, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Arp to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.594 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.637 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.387 degrees. |