Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Arlington Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Arlington Heights and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Arlington Heights
- 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 Arlington Heights:
- 42.420374, -71.180055
- 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 Arlington Heights
- 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 Middlesex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Middlesex County
- Since Arlington Heights is near Suffolk County and also Norfolk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Suffolk County
- eBird sighting report for Norfolk 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 Arlington Heights ...
We found nineteen communities that share the name Arlington Heights.
Within Massachusetts, the name Arlington Heights is unique.
Beyond Massachusetts, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Los Angeles County
- This Arlington Heights is located in Los Angeles County and lies 2,586 miles [4,161.8 km]<1> to the west of the Arlington Heights that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Arlington Heights.
- Connecticut
- New Haven County
- Although located in New Haven County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Haven County community of Arlington Heights.
- Florida
- Duval 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 Florida community of Arlington Heights [Duval County].
- Hillsborough County
- This Arlington Heights is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,180 miles [1,899 km]<1> to the southwest of the Arlington Heights that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Arlington Heights.
- Illinois
- Cook County
- This Arlington Heights is located in Cook County and lies 857 miles [1,379.2 km]<1> to the west of the Arlington Heights that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Arlington Heights.
- Sangamon County
- This Arlington Heights is located in Sangamon County and lies 972 miles [1,564.3 km] to the west of the Arlington Heights that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sangamon County community of Arlington Heights.
- Kansas
- Shawnee 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 Kansas community of Arlington Heights [Shawnee County].
- Kentucky
- Franklin 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 Kentucky community of Arlington Heights [Franklin County].
- Ohio
- Hamilton County
- This Arlington Heights is located in Hamilton County and lies 727 miles [1,170 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Arlington Heights that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Arlington Heights.
- Trumbull County
- This Arlington Heights is located in Trumbull County and lies 510 miles [820.8 km] to the west of the Arlington Heights that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trumbull County community of Arlington Heights.
- Washington County
- This Arlington Heights is located in Washington County and lies 575 miles [925.4 km] to the west southwest of the Arlington Heights that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Arlington Heights.
- Pennsylvania
- Monroe County
- This Arlington Heights is located in Monroe County and lies 230 miles [370.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Arlington Heights that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Arlington Heights.
- Texas
- Harris County
- This Arlington Heights is located in Harris County and lies 1,596 miles [2,568.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Arlington Heights that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Arlington Heights.
- Nueces County
- This Arlington Heights is located in Nueces County and lies 1,786 miles [2,874.3 km] to the west southwest of the Arlington Heights that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nueces County community of Arlington Heights.
- Tarrant 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 Texas community of Arlington Heights [Tarrant County].
- Utah
- Weber County
- This Arlington Heights is located in Weber County and lies 2,079 miles [3,345.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Arlington Heights that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Arlington Heights.
- Virginia
- Arlington County
- This Arlington Heights is located in Arlington County and lies 394 miles [634.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Arlington Heights that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arlington County community of Arlington Heights.
- Lynchburg City
- 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 Virginia community of Arlington Heights [Lynchburg City].
- Washington
- Snohomish County
- This Arlington Heights is located in Snohomish County and lies 2,456 miles [3,952.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Arlington Heights that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Snohomish County community of Arlington Heights.
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Arlington Heights ...
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.
- Camp Ted
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Cedarwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Countryside
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Countryside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Countryside is located in Middlesex County
- Fells
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Havenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Havenville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havenville
- Havenville is located in Middlesex County
- Lakeview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Oak Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Piety Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piety Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piety Corner
- Piety Corner is located in Middlesex County
- Riverview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Shaker Glen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaker Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Glen
- Shaker Glen is located in Middlesex County
- Shakerhill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shakerhill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shakerhill
- Shakerhill is located in Middlesex County
- Strawberry Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawberry Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Hill
- Strawberry Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Walnut Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Walnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Winter Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winter Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Hill
- Winter Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Woods Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woods Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Corner
- Woods Corner is located in Middlesex County
- Shaker Glen
How Far From Arlington Heights 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 Arlington Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Arlington Heights and extending to:
- Cambridge, which is the Seat of Middlesex County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies just to the southeast (SE).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 391 miles [629.3 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Arlington Heights to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 23 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,506 miles [8,861 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,214 miles [10,000.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,090 miles [6,582.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Arlington Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
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 from Point A (ie- Arlington Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Arlington Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4204, Longitude: -71.1801 In this case, the coordinates for Arlington Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Arlington Heights 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> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Arlington Heights to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.039 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.652 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.594 degrees. |