Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Arnold, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Arnold and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Arnold
- 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:
- 38.913708, -80.503146
- 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 Arnold
- 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 Lewis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lewis County
- Since Arnold is near Braxton County and also Upshur County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Braxton County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Arnold ...
We found 39 communities that share the name Arnold.
There is one other community in West Virginia which is also named Arnold.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another 38 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 38 communities, 37 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Located In West Virginia ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- British Columbia
- California
- Calaveras County
- This Arnold is located in Calaveras County and lies 2,133 miles [3,432.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Arnold that is located in Lewis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calaveras County community of Arnold.
- Mendocino County
- This Arnold is located in Mendocino County and lies 2,272 miles [3,656.4 km] to the west northwest of the Arnold that is located in Lewis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mendocino County community of Arnold.
- Stanislaus County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Arnold [Stanislaus County].
- Georgia
- Cherokee 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 Arnold [Cherokee County].
- Dougherty 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 Georgia community of Arnold [Dougherty County].
- Fulton 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 Georgia community of Arnold [Fulton County].
- Hancock 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 Georgia community of Arnold [Hancock County].
- Milton 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 Georgia community of Arnold [Milton County].
- Ware 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 Georgia community of Arnold [Ware County].
- Illinois
- Carroll County
- This Arnold is located in Carroll County and lies 557 miles [896.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Arnold that is located in Lewis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Arnold.
- Morgan County
- This Arnold is located in Morgan County and lies 517 miles [832 km] to the west of the Arnold that is located in Lewis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Arnold.
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Brown 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 Arnold [Brown County].
- Labette 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 Arnold [Labette County].
- Ness County
- This Arnold is located in Ness County and lies 1,050 miles [1,689.8 km]<1> to the west of the Arnold that is located in Lewis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ness County community of Arnold.
- Kentucky
- Ohio County
- This Arnold is located in Ohio County and lies 350 miles [563.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Arnold that is located in Lewis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ohio County community of Arnold.
- Union County
- This Arnold is located in Union County and lies 412 miles [663 km] to the west of the Arnold that is located in Lewis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Arnold.
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Bay 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 Michigan community of Arnold [Bay County].
- Marquette County
- This Arnold is located in Marquette County and lies 607 miles [976.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Arnold that is located in Lewis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marquette County community of Arnold.
- Menominee 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 Michigan community of Arnold [Menominee County].
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Nova Scotia
- This Arnold lies 866 miles [1,393.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Arnold that is located in Lewis County.
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Armstrong 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 Pennsylvania community of Arnold [Armstrong County].
- Westmoreland County
- This Arnold is located in Westmoreland County and lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Arnold that is located in Lewis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Arnold.
- Texas
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Arnold ...
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.
- Bulltown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Deanville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Dutch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Falls Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mill
- Falls Mill is located in Braxton County
- Freeman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Gem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Georgetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Lewis County
- Homewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Ireland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ireland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireland
- Ireland is located in Lewis County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ireland <5>
- Jewell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Joppa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Orlando
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Orlando is located in Braxton County
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Pricetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Quiet Dale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quiet Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Dale
- Quiet Dale is located in Lewis County
- Rock Cave
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Cave
- Rock Cave is located in Upshur County
- Shady Brook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Brook
- Shady Brook is located in Lewis County
- Walkersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walkersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkersville
- Walkersville is located in Lewis County
- Pricetown
How Far From Arnold 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 to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Arnold and extending to:
- Weston, which is the Seat of Lewis County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Arnold to Weston, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 72 miles [115.9 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 186 miles [299.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,042 miles [9,723.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,755 miles [10,871.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,631 miles [7,452.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Arnold. 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Arnold) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Arnold. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9137, Longitude: -80.5031 In this case, the coordinates for Arnold 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Arnold 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Arnold, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Arnold 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 309.961 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.799 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.188 degrees. |