Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Arnold Hill:
  • 38.883440, -79.863679
  • 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 Arnold Hill

• 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 Randolph County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
  • Since Arnold Hill is near Barbour County and also Upshur County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Barbour County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Upshur 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 Arnold Hill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Arnold Hill ...

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.

• Aggregates
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Aggregates is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aggregates
• Beverly
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Beverly is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 657 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beverly <1>
• Crystal Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Crystal Springs is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
• Dailey
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Dailey is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dailey
• Fisher ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Fisher is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
• Harpertown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Harpertown is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpertown
• Jeff Scotts ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jeff Scotts is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff Scotts
• Leadsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Leadsville is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadsville
• Lonetree ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lonetree is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonetree
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Lumber ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lumber is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber
  • Mabie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Mabie is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabie
  • Meadows
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Meadows is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
  • Read
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Read is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Read
  • Roaring Creek Junction
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Roaring Creek Junction is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Creek Junction
  • Weaver
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Weaver is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Arnold Hill and extending to:

• Elkins, which is the Seat of Randolph County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 102 miles [164.2 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Arnold Hill to Charleston, with an average speed<3>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 151 miles [243 km] to the east (E). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,017 miles [9,683.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,728 miles [10,827.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,604 miles [7,409.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'