Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Orris:
  • 35.853842, -119.061213
  • 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 Orris

• 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 Tulare County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tulare County
  • Since Orris is near Kern County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kern 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 Orris

Curious and Interesting Names Near Orris ...

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.

• Cotton Center
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Cotton Center is located in Tulare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Center
• Fountain Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Fountain Springs is located in Tulare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Springs
• Hope ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Hope is located in Tulare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
• Jasmin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jasmin is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasmin
• Jones Corner
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jones Corner is located in Tulare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Corner
• Magnolia
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Magnolia is located in Tulare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
• Pixley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Pixley is located in Tulare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pixley
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pixley <1>
• Pleasant Grove ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Tulare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Poplar
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Poplar is located in Tulare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
  • Poplar has also been known as:
  • Poplar - Cotton Center
• Porterville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Porterville is located in Tulare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,949 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Porterville <1>
• Ultra
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Ultra is located in Tulare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ultra
• Woody
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Woody is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woody <1>
• Worth
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Worth is located in Tulare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth

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

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

• Visalia, which is the Seat of Tulare County, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Orris to Visalia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 230 miles [370.1 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,295 miles [3,693.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 90 days and walking would take 131 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,471 miles [12,023.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,240 miles [13,261 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,248 miles [10,055.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'