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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:
- 35.401273, -77.702197
- 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
- Since Arba is near Lenoir County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lenoir County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne 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 North Carolina, the name Arba is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Arba in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Randolph County
- This Arba is located in Randolph County and lies 504 miles [811.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Arba that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph 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.
- Branchwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Branchwood is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchwood
- Cokers Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cokers Crossroads is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokers Crossroads
- Fourway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fourway is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourway
- Herrings Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Herrings Crossroads is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrings Crossroads
- Hill View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hill View is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill View
- Hullwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hullwood is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hullwood
- Institute
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Institute is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Institute
- Jason
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jason is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jason
- Parkstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Parkstown is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkstown
- Parrots
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Parrots is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrots
- Shadetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shadetown is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadetown
- Snow Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Trinity Woods
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Trinity Woods is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Woods
- Wheat Swamp
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wheat Swamp is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat Swamp
How Far From Arba 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 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:
- Snow Hill, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Arba to Raleigh, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 244 miles [392.7 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,075 miles [9,776.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,766 miles [10,888.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,649 miles [7,481.8 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 obstructions 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: 35.4013, Longitude: -77.7022 In this case, the coordinates for Arba have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.431 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.527 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.241 degrees. |
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