Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Arringdale:
  • 36.717928, -77.336084
  • 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 Arringdale

• 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 Southampton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Southampton County
  • Since Arringdale is near Sussex County and also Greensville County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greensville 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 Arringdale

Communities Also Named Arringdale ...

We found one communities that are also named Arringdale.

Within Virginia, the name Arringdale is unique.

Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Arringdale in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • North Carolina
    • Currituck County
    • This Arringdale is located in Currituck County and lies 65 miles [104.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Arringdale that is located in Southampton County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Currituck County community of Arringdale.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Arringdale ...

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.

• Cross Keys
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Cross Keys is located in Southampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
• Druid ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Druid is located in Southampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Druid
• Gray
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Gray is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
• Green Plain
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Green Plain is located in Greensville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Plain
• Henry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Henry is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
• James River Junction
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • James River Junction is located in Greensville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James River Junction
• Little Texas
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Little Texas is located in Southampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
• Mason
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Mason is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
• Moonlight
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Moonlight is located in Greensville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonlight
• Pope
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Pope is located in Southampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope

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

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

• Courtland, which is the Seat of Southampton County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Arringdale to Courtland, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 57 miles [91.7 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 151 miles [243 km] to the north (N). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,003 miles [9,660.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,699 miles [10,781 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,580 miles [7,370.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'