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We found 39 communities that are also named Arnold.
Within North Carolina, the name Arnold is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of 39 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 39 communities, 37 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Wilcox County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Arnold [Wilcox County].
British Columbia
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the British Columbia community of Arnold.
California
Calaveras County
This Arnold is located in Calaveras County and lies 2,196 miles [3,534.1 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Arnold that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calaveras County community of Arnold.
Mendocino County
This Arnold is located in Mendocino County and lies 2,346 miles [3,775.5 km] to the west northwest of the Arnold that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mendocino County community of Arnold.
Stanislaus County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Arnold [Stanislaus County].
Georgia
Cherokee County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Arnold [Cherokee County].
Dougherty County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Arnold [Dougherty County].
Fulton County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Arnold [Fulton County].
Hancock County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Arnold [Hancock County].
Milton County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Arnold [Milton County].
Ware County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Arnold [Ware County].
Illinois
Carroll County
This Arnold is located in Carroll County and lies 686 miles [1,104 km]<2> to the northwest of the Arnold that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Arnold.
Morgan County
This Arnold is located in Morgan County and lies 599 miles [964 km] to the west northwest of the Arnold that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Arnold.
Iowa
Humboldt County
This Arnold is located in Humboldt County and lies 881 miles [1,417.8 km]<2> to the northwest of the Arnold that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humboldt County community of Arnold.
Kansas
Brown County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Arnold [Brown County].
Labette County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Arnold [Labette County].
Ness County
This Arnold is located in Ness County and lies 1,100 miles [1,770.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Arnold that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ness County community of Arnold.
Kentucky
Ohio County
This Arnold is located in Ohio County and lies 368 miles [592.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Arnold that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ohio County community of Arnold.
Union County
This Arnold is located in Union County and lies 438 miles [704.9 km] to the west northwest of the Arnold that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Arnold.
Maine
Penobscot County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Arnold [Penobscot County].
Maryland
Anne Arundel County
This Arnold is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 299 miles [481.2 km]<2> to the northeast of the Arnold that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Arnold.
Massachusetts
Suffolk County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Arnold [Suffolk County].
Michigan
Bay County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Arnold [Bay County].
Marquette County
This Arnold is located in Marquette County and lies 794 miles [1,277.8 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Arnold that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marquette County community of Arnold.
Menominee County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Arnold [Menominee County].
Minnesota
Saint Louis County
This Arnold is located in Saint Louis County and lies 972 miles [1,564.3 km]<2> to the northwest of the Arnold that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Arnold.
Missouri
Jefferson County
This Arnold is located in Jefferson County and lies 581 miles [935 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Arnold that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Arnold.
Montana
Gallatin County
This Arnold is located in Gallatin County and lies 1,746 miles [2,809.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Arnold that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gallatin County community of Arnold.
Nebraska
Custer County
This Arnold is located in Custer County and lies 1,136 miles [1,828.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Arnold that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Custer County community of Arnold.
Nevada
Elko County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Elko County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elko County community of Arnold.
North Dakota
Burleigh County
This Arnold is located in Burleigh County and lies 1,298 miles [2,088.9 km]<2> to the northwest of the Arnold that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burleigh County community of Arnold.
Nova Scotia
This Arnold lies 970 miles [1,561.1 km]<2> to the northeast of the Arnold that is located in Davidson County.
Ohio
Union County
This Arnold is located in Union County and lies 334 miles [537.5 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Arnold that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Arnold.
Pennsylvania
Armstrong County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Arnold [Armstrong County].
Westmoreland County
This Arnold is located in Westmoreland County and lies 324 miles [521.4 km]<2> to the north of the Arnold that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Arnold.
Texas
Collin County
This Arnold is located in Collin County and lies 929 miles [1,495.1 km]<2> to the west of the Arnold that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Collin County community of Arnold.
West Virginia
Brooke County
This Arnold is located in Brooke County and lies 304 miles [489.2 km]<2> to the north of the Arnold that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brooke County community of Arnold.
Lewis County
This Arnold is located in Lewis County and lies 208 miles [334.7 km] to the north of the Arnold that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Arnold.
Wisconsin
Chippewa County
This Arnold is located in Chippewa County and lies 854 miles [1,374.4 km]<2> to the northwest of the Arnold that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chippewa County community of Arnold.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Arnold ...
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.
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 Arnold to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Arnold and extending to:
Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 92 miles [148.1 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Arnold to Raleigh, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 273 miles [439.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
The shortest distance<6> 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).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,866 miles [11,049.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,745 miles [7,636.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Arnold 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.
<2>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Arnold) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>
We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Arnold, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Arnold 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 Arnold. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8935, Longitude: -80.2806 In this case, the coordinates for Arnold have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.894 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.274 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.08 degrees.