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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Arrington, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Arrington and the surrounding area.
- 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 Arrington:
- 37.683445, -78.901938
- 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 Arrington
- 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 Arrington ...
We found five communities that share the name Arrington.
Within Virginia, the name Arrington is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Sumter County
- This Arrington is located in Sumter County and lies 632 miles [1,017.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Arrington that is located in Nelson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Arrington.
- Georgia
- Worth County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Arrington [Worth County].
- Illinois
- Wayne County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Arrington [Wayne County].
- Kansas
- Atchison County
- This Arrington is located in Atchison County and lies 905 miles [1,456.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Arrington that is located in Nelson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Atchison County community of Arrington.
- Tennessee
- Williamson County
- This Arrington is located in Williamson County and lies 449 miles [722.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Arrington that is located in Nelson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Arrington.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Arrington ...
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.
- Buffalo Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Freshwater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freshwater have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freshwater
- Freshwater is located in Nelson County
- Gordon Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordon Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Crossing
- Gordon Crossing is located in Nelson County
- Kingswood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingswood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
- Kingswood is located in Nelson County
- Lakeview Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
- Lakeview Heights is located in Nelson County
- Lanes Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lanes Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Ford
- Lanes Ford is located in Nelson County
- Piney River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney River have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney River
- Piney River is located in Nelson County
- Poplar Flats
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Flats have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Flats
- Poplar Flats is located in Nelson County
- Red Apple Orchard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Apple Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Apple Orchard
- Red Apple Orchard is located in Nelson County
- Roseland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Roseland is located in Nelson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseland <5>
- Roses Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roses Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roses Mill
- Roses Mill is located in Nelson County
- Shady Lane
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Lane
- Shady Lane is located in Nelson County
- Shipman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Arrington 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 Arrington to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Arrington and extending to:
- Lovingston, which is the Seat of Nelson County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Arrington to Richmond, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 131 miles [210.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,029 miles [9,702.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,733 miles [10,835.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,610 miles [7,419.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Arrington) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Arrington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6834, Longitude: -78.9019 |
| <2> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Arrington 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. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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 Arrington 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 309.048 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.573 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.935 degrees. |
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