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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 Orton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Orton 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 Orton:
- 41.588602, -95.810287
- 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 Orton
- 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 Harrison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison County
- Since Orton is near Pottawattamie County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pottawattamie County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Orton
Communities Also Named Orton ...
We found nine communities that are also named Orton.
Within Iowa, the name Orton is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, seven are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Arkansas
- Little River County
- This Orton is located in Little River County and lies 558 miles [898 km]<1> to the south of the Orton that is located in Harrison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Little River County community of Orton.
- Kansas
- Seward 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 Kansas community of Orton [Seward County].
- Massachusetts
- Bristol 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 Massachusetts community of Orton [Bristol County].
- North Carolina
- Columbus 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 North Carolina community of Orton [Columbus County].
- Ontario
- This Orton lies 804 miles [1,293.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Orton that is located in Harrison County.
- South Dakota
- Stanley County
- This Orton is located in Stanley County and lies 332 miles [534.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Orton that is located in Harrison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stanley County community of Orton.
- Utah
- Garfield 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 Utah community of Orton [Garfield County].
- West Virginia
- Gilmer County
- This Orton is located in Gilmer County and lies 806 miles [1,297.1 km]<1> to the east of the Orton that is located in Harrison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gilmer County community of Orton.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Orton ...
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.
- Beebeetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Beebeetown is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebeetown
- California Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- California Junction is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California Junction
- Crisp
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Crisp is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisp
- Euclid
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Euclid is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
- Hard Scratch
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hard Scratch is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hard Scratch
- Loveland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Loveland is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland
- Magnolia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Missouri Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pigeon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pigeon is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Union Burg ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Union Burg is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Burg
How Far From Orton 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 Orton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Orton and extending to:
- Logan, which is the Seat of Harrison County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 113 miles [181.9 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Orton to Des Moines, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,004 miles [1,615.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 57 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,483 miles [10,433.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,235 miles [11,643.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,137 miles [8,267.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Orton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 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 Orton 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> | 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 Orton 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 Orton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5886, Longitude: -95.8103 In this case, the coordinates for Orton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.013 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.684 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.793 degrees. |
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