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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 Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Arrowhead Estates and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Estates:
    • 44.036099, -103.276850
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Arrowhead Estates
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Arrowhead Estates ...

We found two communities that share the name Arrowhead Estates.

Within South Dakota, the name Arrowhead Estates is unique.

Beyond South Dakota, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Arrowhead Estates is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,599 miles [2,573.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Arrowhead Estates that is located in Pennington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Arrowhead Estates.
    • Georgia
      • Muscogee County
      • This Arrowhead Estates is located in Muscogee County and lies 1,269 miles [2,042.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Arrowhead Estates that is located in Pennington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Arrowhead Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Arrowhead 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.

  • Ajax
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ajax have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ajax
    • Ajax is located in Pennington County
  • Blackhawk
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Box Elder
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Box Elder have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Elder
    • Box Elder is located in Pennington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,564 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Box Elder <3>
  • Frenchtown ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frenchtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
    • Frenchtown is located in Pennington County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 276 people
  • Green Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
    • Green Valley is located in Pennington County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 51 people
  • Keystone
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Murphy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
    • Murphy is located in Pennington County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 482 people
  • Rapid City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Rapid Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapid Valley
    • Rapid Valley is located in Pennington County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 8,260 people
  • Rockerville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Summerset
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)

How Far From Arrowhead Estates to ...

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 Arrowhead Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Rapid City, which is the Seat of Pennington County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Pierre, which is the State Capital of South Dakota, lies 148 miles [238.2 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Arrowhead Estates to Pierre, with an average speed<4>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 1,396 miles [2,246.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 55 days and walking would take 80 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,577 miles [10,584.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,342 miles [11,815.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,288 miles [8,510.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Arrowhead Estates. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Pennington County: www.co.pennington.sd.us/

The official website for State of South Dakota: https://www.sd.gov/

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 from Point A (ie- Arrowhead Estates) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Arrowhead Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.0361, Longitude: -103.2768       In this case, the coordinates for Arrowhead Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 Arrowhead Estates to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 325.56 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.379 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.426 degrees.




 

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