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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 Ortonville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ortonville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Ortonville:
    • 34.321389, -119.291501
    • 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 Ortonville
  • 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 Ventura County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Ventura County
    • Since Ortonville is near Santa Barbara County and also Los Angeles County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Santa Barbara County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Los Angeles 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 Ortonville

Communities Also Named Ortonville ...

We found four communities that are also named Ortonville.

Within California, the name Ortonville is unique.

Beyond California, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Iowa
      • Dallas County
      • This Ortonville is located in Dallas County and lies 1,461 miles [2,351.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ortonville that is located in Ventura County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Ortonville.
    • Michigan
      • Oakland County
      • This Ortonville is located in Oakland County and lies 2,005 miles [3,226.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ortonville that is located in Ventura County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oakland County community of Ortonville.
    • Minnesota
      • Big Stone County
      • This Ortonville is located in Big Stone County and lies 1,421 miles [2,286.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Ortonville that is located in Ventura County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Big Stone County community of Ortonville.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Ortonville lies 2,785 miles [4,482 km]<1> to the northeast of the Ortonville that is located in Ventura County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ortonville ...

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.

  • Channel Islands Beach
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Leesdale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Leesdale is located in Ventura County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesdale
  • Muscle Shoals
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Muscle Shoals is located in Ventura County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscle Shoals
  • Sandyland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Sandyland is located in Santa Barbara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyland
  • Sandyland Cove
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Sandyland Cove is located in Santa Barbara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyland Cove
  • Sea Cliff
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Sea Cliff is located in Ventura County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Cliff
  • Silver Strand
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Silver Strand is located in Ventura County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Strand
  • Spanish Hills
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Spanish Hills is located in Ventura County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Hills
  • Sulphur Springs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Sulphur Springs is located in Ventura County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ortonville and extending to:

  • Ventura, which is the Seat of Ventura County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 318 miles [511.8 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Ortonville to Sacramento, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 18 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 13 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,342 miles [3,769.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 133 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,573 miles [12,187.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,342 miles [13,425.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,343 miles [10,208.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Ortonville) 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 Ortonville 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 Ortonville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3214, Longitude: -119.2915       In this case, the coordinates for Ortonville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 337.15 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.269 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.247 degrees.