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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Arba
- 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Lenoir County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Arba ...
We found one communities that share the name 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 ...
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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Branchwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchwood
- Branchwood is located in Lenoir County
- Cokers Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cokers Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokers Crossroads
- Cokers Crossroads is located in Wayne County
- Fourway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Herrings Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herrings Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrings Crossroads
- Herrings Crossroads is located in Greene County
- Hill View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Hullwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Institute
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Jason
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jason
- Jason is located in Greene County
- Parkstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Parrots
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Shadetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Snow Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Snow Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Snow Hill is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,483 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snow Hill <4>
- Trinity Woods
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trinity Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Woods
- Trinity Woods is located in Lenoir County
- Wheat Swamp
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheat Swamp have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat Swamp
- Wheat Swamp is located in Lenoir County
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<5> 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<6> 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,649 miles [7,481.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Arba. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Greene County: www.co.greene.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' 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.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). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.431 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.527 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.241 degrees. |