Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Arcadia Park:
  • 32.749575, -96.910560
  • 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 Arcadia Park

• 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 Dallas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dallas County
  • Since Arcadia Park is near Tarrant County and also Ellis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tarrant County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ellis 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 Arcadia Park

Curious and Interesting Names Near Arcadia Park ...

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.

• Eagle Ford
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Eagle Ford is located in Dallas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Ford
• Florence Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Florence Hill is located in Dallas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Hill
• Fruitdale
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Fruitdale is located in Dallas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
• Grand Prairie
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Grand Prairie is located in Dallas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Prairie
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 195,272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Prairie <1>
• Highland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Highland is located in Dallas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
• Jim Town ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jim Town is located in Dallas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Town
  • Jim Town has also been known as:
  • Jimtown
• Lakeview
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lakeview is located in Dallas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Lisbon ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lisbon is located in Dallas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
• Oak Cliff
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Oak Cliff is located in Dallas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Cliff
• Shady Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Shady Grove is located in Dallas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• University Park
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • University Park is located in Dallas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,885 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for University Park <1>

How Far From Arcadia Park 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 Arcadia Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Arcadia Park and extending to:

• Dallas, which is the Seat of Dallas County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 178 miles [286.5 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Arcadia Park to Austin, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,187 miles [1,910.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 68 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,990 miles [11,249.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,724 miles [12,430.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,603 miles [9,017.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'