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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 Arrowhead Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Arrowhead Beach 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 Arrowhead Beach:
- 41.698934, -81.388999
- 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 Arrowhead Beach
- 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 Lake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lake County
- Since Arrowhead Beach is near Geauga County and also Cuyahoga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Geauga County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cuyahoga 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 Arrowhead Beach
Communities Also Named Arrowhead Beach ...
We found two communities that are also named Arrowhead Beach.
Within Ohio, the name Arrowhead Beach is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Miller County
- This Arrowhead Beach is located in Miller County and lies 642 miles [1,033.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Arrowhead Beach that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miller County community of Arrowhead Beach.
- North Carolina
- Chowan County
- This Arrowhead Beach is located in Chowan County and lies 453 miles [729 km]<1> to the southeast of the Arrowhead Beach that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chowan County community of Arrowhead Beach.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Arrowhead Beach ...
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.
- Chagrin Harbor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chagrin Harbor is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chagrin Harbor
- Erie Side
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Erie Side is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie Side
- Mentor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mentor Headlands
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mentor Headlands is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor Headlands
- Mentor-on-the-Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mountain View
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mountain View is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Timberlake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Timberlake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 642 people
- Vinewood Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vinewood Beach is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinewood Beach
- Will-O-Way Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Will-O-Way Beach is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Will-O-Way Beach
- Will-O-Wick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Will-O-Wick is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Will-O-Wick
How Far From Arrowhead Beach 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 Arrowhead Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Arrowhead Beach and extending to:
- Painesville, which is the Seat of Lake County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 145 miles [233.4 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Arrowhead Beach to Columbus, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 299 miles [481.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,953 miles [9,580.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,679 miles [10,748.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,556 miles [7,332.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Arrowhead Beach) 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 Arrowhead Beach 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 Arrowhead Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6989, Longitude: -81.3890 In this case, the coordinates for Arrowhead Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.394 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.71 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.609 degrees. |
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