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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 Arbela, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Arbela 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 Arbela:
- 40.481724, -83.406867
- 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 Arbela
- 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 Union County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
- Since Arbela is near Marion County and also Hardin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hardin 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 Arbela
Communities Also Named Arbela ...
We found two communities that are also named Arbela.
Within Ohio, the name Arbela is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Michigan
- Tuscola 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 Arbela [Tuscola County].
- Missouri
- Scotland County
- This Arbela is located in Scotland County and lies 452 miles [727.4 km]<2> to the west of the Arbela that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scotland County community of Arbela.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Arbela ...
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.
- Big Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Big Springs is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Centerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Centerville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Grassy Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grassy Point is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Point
- Green Camp
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Green Camp is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Camp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Hepburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hepburn is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
- Longville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Longville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longville
- Magnetic Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Magnetic Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnetic Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Meeker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Meeker is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker
- Mount Victory
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Prospect
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Raymond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Richwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Summersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Summersville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Walnut Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Walnut Grove is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
How Far From Arbela 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 Arbela to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Arbela and extending to:
- Marysville, which is the Seat of Union County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Arbela to Marysville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 41 miles [66 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 355 miles [571.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,088 miles [9,797.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,813 miles [10,964.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,690 miles [7,547.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Arbela 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- Arbela) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Arbela 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 Arbela. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4817, Longitude: -83.4069 In this case, the coordinates for Arbela have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.716 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.03 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.97 degrees. |
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