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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 Orillia, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Orillia 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 Orillia:
- 41.511046, -93.730806
- 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 Orillia
- 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 Warren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
- Since Orillia is near Polk County and also Dallas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dallas 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 Orillia
Communities Also Named Orillia ...
We found two communities that are also named Orillia.
Within Iowa, the name Orillia is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ontario
- This Orillia lies 751 miles [1,208.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Orillia that is located in Warren County.
- Washington
- King County
- This Orillia is located in King County and lies 1,454 miles [2,340 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Orillia that is located in Warren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Orillia.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Orillia ...
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.
- Carbondale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carbondale is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Churchville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Commerce
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rider
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rider is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rider
- Scotch Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Scotch Ridge is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Ridge
- Summerset
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Summerset is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerset
- Summerset Junction ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Summerset Junction is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerset Junction
- Valley Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Valley Junction is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Wick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wick is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wick
How Far From Orillia to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Orillia to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Orillia and extending to:
- Indianola, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Orillia to Indianola, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies just to the northeast (NE).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 897 miles [1,443.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,417 miles [10,327.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,166 miles [11,532.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,061 miles [8,144.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Orillia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Orillia 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 Orillia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5110, Longitude: -93.7308 In this case, the coordinates for Orillia have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.56 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.002 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.734 degrees. |
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