Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Orsino:
  • 28.527777, -80.665329
  • 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 Orsino

• 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 Brevard County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Brevard County
  • Since Orsino is near Orange County and also Volusia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Volusia 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 Orsino

Curious and Interesting Names Near Orsino ...

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.

• Angel City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Angel City is located in Brevard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel City
• Audubon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Audubon is located in Brevard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Audubon
• Cocoa
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Cocoa is located in Brevard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocoa
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,694 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cocoa <1>
• Dummit Grove
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Dummit Grove is located in Brevard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dummit Grove
• Footman
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Footman is located in Brevard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footman
• Indian River City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Indian River City is located in Brevard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian River City
• Jay Jay
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jay Jay is located in Brevard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay Jay
• Sharpes
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Sharpes is located in Brevard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpes
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sharpes <1>
• Williams Point
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Williams Point is located in Brevard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Point

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

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

• Titusville, which is the Seat of Brevard County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Orsino to Titusville, with an average speed<3> 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.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 254 miles [408.8 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 745 miles [1,199 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,510 miles [10,476.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,175 miles [11,547 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,077 miles [8,170.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'