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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 Arlee, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Arlee 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 Arlee:
- 38.732298, -82.095038
- 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 Arlee
- 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 Mason County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mason County
- Since Arlee is near Gallia County and also Putnam County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gallia County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam 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 Arlee
Communities Also Named Arlee ...
We found one communities that are also named Arlee.
Within West Virginia, the name Arlee is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Arlee in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Montana
- Lake County
- This Arlee is located in Lake County and lies 1,704 miles [2,742.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Arlee that is located in Mason County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Arlee.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Arlee ...
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.
- Apple Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Couch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Couch is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couch
- Eureka
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Evans Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Evans Heights is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Heights
- Fivemile
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hedgewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hedgewood is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgewood
- Holiday Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Holiday Hills is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Leon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mapleshade
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mapleshade is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleshade
- Orchard Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Orchard Hill is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hill
- Point Pleasant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pondlick
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pondlick is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondlick
- Raccoon Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Raccoon Island is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccoon Island
- Willow Woods
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Woods is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Woods
How Far From Arlee 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 Arlee to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Arlee and extending to:
- Point Pleasant, which is the Seat of Mason County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Arlee to Charleston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 272 miles [437.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,115 miles [9,841.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,831 miles [10,993.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,707 miles [7,575.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Arlee) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Arlee to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Arlee. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7323, Longitude: -82.0950 In this case, the coordinates for Arlee have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.936 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.883 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.942 degrees. |
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