Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Orchard Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Orchard Hills and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Orchard Hills
- 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 Orchard Hills:
- 34.950076, -85.288012
- 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 Orchard Hills
- 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 Walker County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Walker County
- Since Orchard Hills is near Catoosa County and also Hamilton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Catoosa County
- eBird sighting report for Hamilton 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 Orchard Hills ...
We found eight communities that share the name Orchard Hills.
There is one other community in Georgia which is also named Orchard Hills.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Georgia ...
- Clayton County
- This Orchard Hills is located in Clayton County and lies 112 miles [180.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Orchard Hills that is located in Walker County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clayton County community of Orchard Hills.
- Clayton County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- This Orchard Hills is located in Baltimore County and lies 567 miles [912.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Orchard Hills that is located in Walker County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Orchard Hills.
- Washington County
- This Orchard Hills is located in Washington County and lies 528 miles [849.7 km] to the northeast of the Orchard Hills that is located in Walker County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Orchard Hills.
- North Carolina
- Rowan County
- This Orchard Hills is located in Rowan County and lies 273 miles [439.4 km]<1> to the east of the Orchard Hills that is located in Walker County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rowan County community of Orchard Hills.
- Pennsylvania
- Armstrong County
- This Orchard Hills is located in Armstrong County and lies 499 miles [803.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Orchard Hills that is located in Walker County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Armstrong County community of Orchard Hills.
- Berks County
- This Orchard Hills is located in Berks County and lies 644 miles [1,036.4 km] to the northeast of the Orchard Hills that is located in Walker County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Orchard Hills.
- Delaware 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 Orchard Hills [Delaware County].
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Orchard Hills is located in Davis County and lies 1,499 miles [2,412.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Orchard Hills that is located in Walker County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Orchard Hills.
- Maryland
Curious and Interesting Names Near Orchard Hills ...
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.
- Cannon Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannon Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Crossing
- Cannon Crossing is located in Walker County
- Cedar Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Cedar Hill is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Cloud Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloud Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloud Springs
- Cloud Springs is located in Catoosa County
- Dickey ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Eagle Cliff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Cliff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Cliff
- Eagle Cliff is located in Walker County
- Fantasy Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fantasy Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fantasy Hills
- Fantasy Hills is located in Walker County
- Estimated population in 2019: 316 people
- Green Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Acres is located in Catoosa County
- Green Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Green Hills is located in Walker County
- Happy Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Happy Valley is located in Walker County
- Estimated population in 2019: 192 people
- Lakeview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Mission Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Oaks
- Mission Oaks is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Moons
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Continue List (5 more) ...
- Mountain View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Mountain View is located in Walker County
- Park City
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Piney Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Woods
- Piney Woods is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Rock City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Shadynook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mountain View
How Far From Orchard Hills 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 Orchard Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Orchard Hills and extending to:
- LaFayette, which is the Seat of Walker County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Orchard Hills to LaFayette, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 97 miles [156.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 530 miles [853 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,421 miles [10,333.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,131 miles [11,476.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,007 miles [8,058 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Orchard Hills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Walker County: www.co.walker.ga.us/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
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 from Point A (ie- Orchard Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Orchard Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9501, Longitude: -85.2880 In this case, the coordinates for Orchard Hills 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Orchard Hills 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> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Orchard Hills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.837 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.519 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.356 degrees. |