Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Forest:
  • 37.210137, -80.018927
  • 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 Forest

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

• 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 Forest

Communities Also Named Arlington Forest ...

We found one communities that are also named Arlington Forest.

There is one other community in Virginia that is also named Arlington Forest.

Beyond Virginia.

• Communities Located In Virginia ...
  • Arlington County
    • This Arlington Forest is located in Arlington County and lies 195 miles [313.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Arlington Forest that is located in Roanoke County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arlington County community of Arlington Forest.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Arlington Forest ...

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.

• Castle Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Castle Hill is located in Roanoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Hill
• Castle Rock
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Castle Rock is located in Roanoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rock
• Cave Spring
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
• Crescent Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Crescent Heights is located in Roanoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Heights
• Crest Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Crest Hill is located in Roanoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest Hill
• Green Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Green Valley is located in Roanoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
• Greenland Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenland Hills is located in Roanoke City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland Hills
• Hidden Valley Court
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Hidden Valley Court is located in Roanoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Valley Court
• Highfields
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Highfields is located in Roanoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfields
• Holly Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Holly Ridge is located in Roanoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge
• Homeplace
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Homeplace is located in Roanoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeplace
• Homewood
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Homewood is located in Roanoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
• Continue List   (10 more) ...
  • Hunting Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Hunting Hills is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hills
  • Meadowlark
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Meadowlark is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlark
  • Rosecrest
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Rosecrest is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosecrest
  • Scenic Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Scenic Hills is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Hills
  • Spring Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Spring Valley is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • Springlawn
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Springlawn is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springlawn
  • Sugar Loaf Farms
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Sugar Loaf Farms is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Loaf Farms
  • Sugar Loaf Highlands
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Sugar Loaf Highlands is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Loaf Highlands
  • Sugar Loaf Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Sugar Loaf Hills is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Loaf Hills
  • Woods Crossing
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Woods Crossing is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Crossing

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

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

• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 143 miles [230.1 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Arlington Forest to Richmond, with an average speed<2>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 199 miles [320.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,097 miles [9,812.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,802 miles [10,946.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,679 miles [7,530.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'