Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Arnica, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Arnica and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Arnica
- 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 Arnica:
- 37.751704, -93.708541
- 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 Arnica
- 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 Cedar County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cedar County
- Since Arnica is near Saint Clair County and also Polk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Saint Clair County
- eBird sighting report for Polk 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Arnica ...
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.
- Birdsong
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Blackjack
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Fair Play
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Play have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Play
- Fair Play is located in Polk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fair Play <2>
- Graceland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Hamlet
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Hardyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardyville
- Hardyville is located in Saint Clair County
- Humansville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humansville
- Humansville is located in Polk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,070 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Humansville <2>
- Ivy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Masters
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Needmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
How Far From Arnica to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Arnica to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Arnica and extending to:
- Stockton, which is the Seat of Cedar County, lies just to the Southwest.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 905 miles [1,456.5 km]<3> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Arnica to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 52 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,611 miles [10,639.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,351 miles [11,830.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,234 miles [8,423.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Arnica. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Arnica) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Arnica. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7517, Longitude: -93.7085 In this case, the coordinates for Arnica have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Arnica 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 318.356 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.274 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.493 degrees. |