Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Estates:
  • 34.121263, -81.046758
  • 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 Estates

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Arlington Estates ...

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.

• Apple Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Apple Valley is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Valley
• Crane Forest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Crane Forest is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Forest
• Emerald Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Emerald Valley is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Valley
• Evergreen Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Evergreen Park is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Park
• Frost
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Frost is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
• Green Acres
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Green Acres is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Jiggs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jiggs is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jiggs
• Kingswood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Kingswood is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
• Lost Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Lost Creek is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Meadow Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Meadow Lake is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lake
  • Munster
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Munster is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munster
  • Pleasant ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant
  • Riverside Forest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Riverside Forest is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Forest
  • Rockgate
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Rockgate is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockgate
  • Springwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Springwood is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Arlington Estates and extending to:

• Columbia, which is the Seat of Richland County, lies just to the South.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies just to the south (S).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 397 miles [638.9 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Arlington Estates to White House, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 23 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 16 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,278 miles [10,103.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,973 miles [11,222 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,854 miles [7,811.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'