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39.584116, -85.298940
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We found 29 communities that share the name Orange.
Within Indiana, the name Orange is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of another 29 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Franklin County
This Orange is located in Franklin County and lies 381 miles [613.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Orange that is located in Fayette County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Orange.
California
Orange County
This Orange is located in Orange County and lies 1,835 miles [2,953.1 km]<1> to the west of the Orange that is located in Fayette County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Orange.
Connecticut
New Haven County
This Orange is located in New Haven County and lies 655 miles [1,054.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Orange that is located in Fayette County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Haven County community of Orange.
Florida
Liberty County
This Orange is located in Liberty County and lies 646 miles [1,039.6 km]<1> to the south of the Orange that is located in Fayette County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Liberty County community of Orange.
Georgia
Cherokee County
This Orange is located in Cherokee County and lies 371 miles [597.1 km]<1> to the south of the Orange that is located in Fayette County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Orange.
Illinois
Clark County
This Orange is located in Clark County and lies 137 miles [220.5 km]<1> to the west of the Orange that is located in Fayette County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Orange.
Iowa
Black Hawk County
This Orange is located in Black Hawk County and lies 416 miles [669.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Orange that is located in Fayette County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Black Hawk County community of Orange.
Kansas
Norton County
This community is historic<2> and although located in Norton County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norton County community of Orange.
Sheridan County
This community is historic and although located in Sheridan County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sheridan County community of Orange.
Smith County
This community is historic and although located in Smith County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smith County community of Orange.
Massachusetts
Franklin County
This Orange is located in Franklin County and lies 706 miles [1,136.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Orange that is located in Fayette County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Orange.
Michigan
Ionia County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Orange [Ionia County].
Mississippi
Franklin County
This Orange is located in Franklin County and lies 643 miles [1,034.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Orange that is located in Fayette County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Orange.
Jasper County
This Orange is located in Jasper County and lies 555 miles [893.2 km] to the south southwest of the Orange that is located in Fayette County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Orange.
Missouri
Lawrence County
This Orange is located in Lawrence County and lies 488 miles [785.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Orange that is located in Fayette County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Orange.
New Hampshire
Grafton County
This Orange is located in Grafton County and lies 742 miles [1,194.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Orange that is located in Fayette County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grafton County community of Orange.
New Jersey
Essex County
This Orange is located in Essex County and lies 589 miles [947.9 km]<1> to the east of the Orange that is located in Fayette County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Orange.
New Mexico
Dona Ana County
This Orange is located in Dona Ana County and lies 1,305 miles [2,100.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Orange that is located in Fayette County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dona Ana County community of Orange.
Otero County
Although located in Otero County, we don't know the location within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Otero County community of Orange.
North Carolina
Sampson County
This Orange is located in Sampson County and lies 482 miles [775.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Orange that is located in Fayette County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sampson County community of Orange.
Ohio
Coshocton County
This Orange is located in Coshocton County and lies 197 miles [317 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Orange that is located in Fayette County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coshocton County community of Orange.
Cuyahoga County
This Orange is located in Cuyahoga County and lies 238 miles [383 km] to the east northeast of the Orange that is located in Fayette County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cuyahoga County community of Orange.
Delaware County
This Orange is located in Delaware County and lies 128 miles [206 km] to the east northeast of the Orange that is located in Fayette County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Orange.
Pennsylvania
Luzerne County
This Orange is located in Luzerne County and lies 509 miles [819.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Orange that is located in Fayette County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Orange.
Texas
Orange County
This Orange is located in Orange County and lies 810 miles [1,303.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Orange that is located in Fayette County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Orange.
Vermont
Orange County
This Orange is located in Orange County and lies 733 miles [1,179.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Orange that is located in Fayette County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Orange.
Virginia
Orange County
This Orange is located in Orange County and lies 396 miles [637.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Orange that is located in Fayette County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Orange.
West Virginia
Boone County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Orange [Boone County].
Wisconsin
Burnett County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Orange [Burnett County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Orange ...
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.
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harrisburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
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 Orange to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Orange and extending to:
Connersville, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Orange to Connersville, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 47 miles [75.6 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 444 miles [714.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,203 miles [9,982.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,930 miles [11,152.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,807 miles [7,736.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
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 from Point A (ie- Orange) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Orange. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5841, Longitude: -85.2989
<2>
We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Orange, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>
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 Orange 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.
<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>
An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>
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.
<8>
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 Orange to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.928 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.282 degrees.
<11>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.121 degrees.