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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 Arba, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Arba 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 Arba:
- 40.011062, -84.867142
- 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 Arba
- 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 Randolph County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
- Since Arba is near Wayne County and also Darke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Darke 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 Arba
Communities Also Named Arba ...
We found one communities that are also named Arba.
Within Indiana, the name Arba is unique.
Beyond Indiana, there is another community also named Arba in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Greene County
- This Arba is located in Greene County and lies 504 miles [811.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Arba that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Arba.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Arba ...
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.
- Chester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Clark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Clark is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Crete
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Crete is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crete
- Fountain City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hollansburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hollansburg is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollansburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Long
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lynn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Palestine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rural
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Snow Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Arba 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 Arba to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Arba and extending to:
- Winchester, which is the Seat of Randolph County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Arba to Winchester, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 70 miles [112.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 424 miles [682.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,166 miles [9,923.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,894 miles [11,094.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,771 miles [7,678.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Arba) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Arba 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 Arba. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0111, Longitude: -84.8671 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.651 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.027 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.794 degrees. |
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