Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Arcade, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Arcade and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Arcade
- 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 Arcade:
- 31.802905, -102.445978
- 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 Arcade
- 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 Ector County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Ector County
- Since Arcade is near Midland County and also Winkler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Midland County
- eBird sighting report for Winkler 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Arcade ...
We found seven communities that share the name Arcade.
Within Texas, the name Arcade is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Los Angeles 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 California community of Arcade [Los Angeles County].
- Sacramento County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Arcade [Sacramento County].
- Yolo County
- This Arcade is located in Yolo County and lies 1,171 miles [1,884.5 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Arcade that is located in Ector County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yolo County community of Arcade.
- Georgia
- Michigan
- New York
- Wisconsin
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Arcade ...
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.
- Badger ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Bounce
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Corner Windmill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corner Windmill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner Windmill
- Corner Windmill is located in Midland County
- Cotton Flat
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Flat
- Cotton Flat is located in Midland County
- Coyote Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coyote Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyote Corner
- Coyote Corner is located in Andrews County
- Gardendale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardendale
- Gardendale is located in Ector County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardendale <5>
- Notrees
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Notrees have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notrees
- Notrees is located in Ector County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Notrees <5>
- Pleasant Farms
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Farms
- Pleasant Farms is located in Ector County
How Far From Arcade 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 Arcade to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Arcade and extending to:
- Odessa, which is the Seat of Ector County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 297 miles [478 km]<3> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Arcade to Austin, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 17 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,506 miles [2,423.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 59 days and walking would take 86 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,241 miles [11,653.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,987 miles [12,853.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,875 miles [9,454.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Arcade. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Ector County: www.co.ector.tx.us/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Arcade 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Arcade, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Arcade) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Arcade. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.8029, Longitude: -102.4460 In this case, the coordinates for Arcade have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Arcade to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 323.689 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 320.799 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.344 degrees. |