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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 Orrs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Orrs 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 Orrs:
- 33.481224, -84.338812
- 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 Orrs
- 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 Clayton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clayton County
- Since Orrs is near Henry County and also Fayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henry County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette 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 Orrs
Communities Also Named Orrs ...
We found five communities that are also named Orrs.
Within Georgia, the name Orrs is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Mendocino County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Orrs [Mendocino County].
- Ohio
- Hamilton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Orrs [Hamilton County].
- South Carolina
- Chester County
- This Orrs is located in Chester County and lies 202 miles [325.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Orrs that is located in Clayton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Orrs.
- Tennessee
- Marshall County
- This Orrs is located in Marshall County and lies 190 miles [305.8 km]<2> to the northwest of the Orrs that is located in Clayton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Orrs.
- Texas
- Marion County
- This Orrs is located in Marion County and lies 590 miles [949.5 km]<2> to the west of the Orrs that is located in Clayton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Orrs.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Orrs ...
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.
- Bonanza
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bonanza is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Emerald Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Emerald Hills is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Hills
- Fox Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fox Run is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Iron Gate
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Iron Gate is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
- Irondale
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Irondale is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Lake Chase
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lake Chase is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Chase
- Lovejoy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mayday ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mayday is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayday
- Orchard Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Orchard Hills is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- Red Oak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Red Oak is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Tiffany Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tiffany Hills is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany Hills
- Walnut Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Walnut Creek is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Creek
- Willow Bend
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Willow Bend is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend
How Far From Orrs 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 Orrs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Orrs and extending to:
- Jonesboro, which is the Seat of Clayton County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Orrs to Atlanta, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 552 miles [888.4 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 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,449 miles [10,378.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,151 miles [11,508.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,029 miles [8,093.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Orrs 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. |
| <2> | 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- Orrs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Orrs 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 Orrs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4812, Longitude: -84.3388 In this case, the coordinates for Orrs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.213 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.593 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.332 degrees. |
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