Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Orangeville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Orangeville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Orangeville
- 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 Orangeville:
- 42.468656, -89.644291
- 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 Orangeville
- 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 Stephenson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Stephenson County
- Since Orangeville is near Green County and also Winnebago County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Green County
- eBird sighting report for Winnebago 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 Orangeville ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Orangeville.
Within Illinois, the name Orangeville is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, ten are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- DeKalb County
- This Orangeville is located in DeKalb County and lies 258 miles [415.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Orangeville that is located in Stephenson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Orangeville.
- Orange County
- This Orangeville is located in Orange County and lies 310 miles [498.9 km] to the south southeast of the Orangeville that is located in Stephenson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Orangeville.
- Maryland
- Baltimore City
- This Orangeville is located in Baltimore City and lies 716 miles [1,152.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Orangeville that is located in Stephenson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore City community of Orangeville.
- Michigan
- Barry County
- This Orangeville is located in Barry County and lies 210 miles [338 km]<1> to the east of the Orangeville that is located in Stephenson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barry County community of Orangeville.
- Mississippi
- Hinds County
- This Orangeville is located in Hinds County and lies 691 miles [1,112.1 km]<1> to the south of the Orangeville that is located in Stephenson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hinds County community of Orangeville.
- New York
- Wyoming 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 New York community of Orangeville [Wyoming County].
- Ohio
- Trumbull County
- This Orangeville is located in Trumbull County and lies 474 miles [762.8 km]<1> to the east of the Orangeville that is located in Stephenson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trumbull County community of Orangeville.
- Ontario
- This Orangeville lies 490 miles [788.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Orangeville that is located in Stephenson County.
- Pennsylvania
- Columbia County
- This Orangeville is located in Columbia County and lies 687 miles [1,105.6 km]<1> to the east of the Orangeville that is located in Stephenson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Orangeville.
- Texas
- Fannin County
- This Orangeville is located in Fannin County and lies 719 miles [1,157.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Orangeville that is located in Stephenson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fannin County community of Orangeville.
- Utah
- Emery County
- This Orangeville is located in Emery County and lies 1,137 miles [1,829.8 km]<1> to the west of the Orangeville that is located in Stephenson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Emery County community of Orangeville.
- Indiana
Curious and Interesting Names Near Orangeville ...
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.
- Cedarville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Cedarville is located in Stephenson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 675 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedarville <3>
- Dakota
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dakota
- Dakota is located in Stephenson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dakota <3>
- Damascus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Juda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Lena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Lena is located in Stephenson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,680 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lena <3>
- Martintown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martintown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martintown
- Martintown is located in Green County (WI)
- Red Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Rock City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Rock Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Grove
- Rock Grove is located in Stephenson County
- Twin Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Grove
- Twin Grove is located in Green County (WI)
How Far From Orangeville 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 village such as Orangeville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Orangeville and extending to:
- Freeport, which is the Seat of Stephenson County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Orangeville to Freeport, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 185 miles [297.7 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 703 miles [1,131.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,226 miles [10,019.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,970 miles [11,217.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,859 miles [7,819.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Orangeville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Stephenson County: www.co.stephenson.il.us/
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Orangeville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Orangeville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4687, Longitude: -89.6443 |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Orangeville 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> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Orangeville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.783 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.951 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.409 degrees. |