Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Arlie, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Arlie and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Arlie
- 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 Arlie:
- 34.717898, -100.091371
- 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 Arlie
- 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 Childress County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Childress County
- Since Arlie is near Collingsworth County and also Harmon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Collingsworth County
- eBird sighting report for Harmon 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Arlie ...
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.
- Carl
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast) - Lincoln
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast) - Loco ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Louis ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast) - Madge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Plains Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plains Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains Junction
- Plains Junction is located in Hall County
- Quail
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail
- Quail is located in Collingsworth County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quail <2>
- Reed
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast) - Sandy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Arlie 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 Arlie to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Arlie and extending to:
- Childress, which is the Seat of Childress County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Arlie to Childress, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 336 miles [540.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,303 miles [2,097 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 51 days and walking would take 74 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,998 miles [11,262.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,745 miles [12,464.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,635 miles [9,068.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Arlie. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Arlie) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Arlie. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7179, Longitude: -100.0914 In this case, the coordinates for Arlie have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Arlie 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 322.439 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.663 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.986 degrees. |