Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Arcola, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Arcola and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Arcola
- 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 Arcola:
- 38.466774, -80.519254
- 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 Arcola
- 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 Webster County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Webster County
- Since Arcola is near Nicholas County and also Braxton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Nicholas County
- eBird sighting report for Braxton 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
Communities Also Named Arcola ...
We found 21 communities that share the name Arcola.
Within West Virginia, the name Arcola is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another 21 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 21 communities, twenty are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Cowley 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 Kansas community of Arcola [Cowley County].
- Ellsworth County
- This Arcola is located in Ellsworth County and lies 938 miles [1,509.6 km]<1> to the west of the Arcola that is located in Webster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ellsworth County community of Arcola.
- Jefferson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Arcola [Jefferson County].
- Scott County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Arcola [Scott County].
- Sumner County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Arcola [Sumner County].
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- New Jersey
- North Carolina
- Pennsylvania
- Saskatchewan
- This Arcola lies 1,327 miles [2,135.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Arcola that is located in Webster County.
- Texas
- Virginia
- Wyoming
Curious and Interesting Names Near Arcola ...
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.
- Big Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Big Run is located in Webster County
- Boggs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Cherry Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Falls
- Cherry Falls is located in Webster County
- Curtin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Delphi
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Diana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Dyer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Halo
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Jumbo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Ralph
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Skidmore Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skidmore Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skidmore Crossing
- Skidmore Crossing is located in Webster County
- Waggy ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Arcola to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Arcola to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Arcola and extending to:
- Webster Springs, which is the Seat of Webster County, lies just to the East.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Arcola to Charleston, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 190 miles [305.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,062 miles [9,755.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,774 miles [10,901.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,649 miles [7,481.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Arcola. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Arcola) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Arcola. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4668, Longitude: -80.5193 In this case, the coordinates for Arcola have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Arcola 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> | 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. |
| <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 Arcola 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 309.985 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.759 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.347 degrees. |