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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 Orr Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Orr Estates 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 Orr Estates:
- 32.619579, -85.412725
- 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 Orr Estates
- 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 Lee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
- Since Orr Estates is near Chambers County and also Macon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chambers County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Macon 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 Orr Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Orr Estates ...
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.
- Cedar Brook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cedar Brook is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Brook
- Cloverleaf
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cloverleaf is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverleaf
- Crooked Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Crooked Creek is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Creek
- Edgewood Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Edgewood Forest is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Forest
- Five Points
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Five Points is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Forestdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Forestdale is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
- Glen Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Glen Haven is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
- Granite Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Granite Hills is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Hills
- Hallway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hallway is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallway
- India Lakes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- India Lakes is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India Lakes
- Indian Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Indian Hills is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Oak Hollow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hollow is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hollow
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Pickwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pickwood is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwood
- Rocky Brook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Brook is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Brook
- Tanglewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tanglewood is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Union Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Union Crossroads is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Crossroads
- Village Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Village Hills is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Hills
How Far From Orr Estates 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 Orr Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Orr Estates and extending to:
- Opelika, which is the Seat of Lee County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Orr Estates to Montgomery, with an average speed<2> 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 over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 638 miles [1,026.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,535 miles [10,517.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,236 miles [11,645.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,115 miles [8,231.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Orr Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Orr Estates 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 Orr Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6196, Longitude: -85.4127 In this case, the coordinates for Orr Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.797 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.147 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.944 degrees. |
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