Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Arlington Woods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Arlington Woods and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Arlington Woods

• 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 Arlington Woods:
  • 41.287552, -83.652711
  • 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 Arlington Woods

• 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 Wood County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wood County
  • Since Arlington Woods is near Hancock County and also Seneca County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Seneca 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 Arlington Woods

Communities Also Named Arlington Woods ...

We found one communities that are also named Arlington Woods.

Within Ohio, the name Arlington Woods is unique.

Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Arlington Woods in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Ontario
    • This Arlington Woods lies 483 miles [777.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Arlington Woods that is located in Wood County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Arlington Woods ...

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.

• Bowling Green
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Bowling Green is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <2>
• Christy
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Christy is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christy
• Cloverdale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cloverdale is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
• Ducat
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Ducat is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducat
• Jerry City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jerry City is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerry City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 437 people
• Meadowvale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Meadowvale is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowvale
• Oil Center ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Oil Center is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Center
• Portage
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Portage is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
• Rudolph
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Rudolph is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudolph
• Wintergarden Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Wintergarden Heights is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintergarden Heights

How Far From Arlington Woods 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 Arlington Woods to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Arlington Woods and extending to:

• Bowling Green, which is the Seat of Wood County, lies just to the North.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Arlington Woods to Columbus, with an average speed<3>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 three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 386 miles [621.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,060 miles [9,752.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,789 miles [10,925.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,667 miles [7,510.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'