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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 Orchard Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Orchard Park and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Orchard Park:
    • 39.937539, -86.129988
    • 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 Orchard Park
  • 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 Hamilton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
    • Since Orchard Park is near Marion County and also Boone County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Boone 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 Orchard Park

Communities Also Named Orchard Park ...

We found thirteen communities that are also named Orchard Park.

Within Indiana, the name Orchard Park is unique.

Beyond Indiana, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Fremont County
      • This Orchard Park is located in Fremont County and lies 1,024 miles [1,648 km]<1> to the west of the Orchard Park that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fremont County community of Orchard Park.
    • Georgia
      • Douglas County
      • This Orchard Park is located in Douglas County and lies 439 miles [706.5 km]<1> to the south of the Orchard Park that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Orchard Park.
    • Kansas
      • Labette County
      • This Orchard Park is located in Labette County and lies 524 miles [843.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Orchard Park that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Labette County community of Orchard Park.
    • Michigan
      • Calhoun County
      • This Orchard Park is located in Calhoun County and lies 173 miles [278.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Orchard Park that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Orchard Park.
    • New Mexico
      • Chaves County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Chaves County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chaves County community of Orchard Park.
    • New York
      • Erie County
      • This Orchard Park is located in Erie County and lies 429 miles [690.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Orchard Park that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Orchard Park.
      • Saratoga County
      • This Orchard Park is located in Saratoga County and lies 665 miles [1,070.2 km] to the east northeast of the Orchard Park that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saratoga County community of Orchard Park.
    • North Carolina
      • Mecklenburg County
      • This Orchard Park is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 441 miles [709.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Orchard Park that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Orchard Park.
    • Ontario
      • This Orchard Park lies 327 miles [526.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Orchard Park that is located in Hamilton County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Lancaster 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 Pennsylvania community of Orchard Park [Lancaster County].
    • South Carolina
      • Greenville County
      • This Orchard Park is located in Greenville County and lies 408 miles [656.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Orchard Park that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Orchard Park.
    • Utah
      • Davis County
      • This Orchard Park is located in Davis County and lies 1,350 miles [2,172.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Orchard Park that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Orchard Park.
    • Washington
      • Spokane County
      • This Orchard Park is located in Spokane County and lies 1,630 miles [2,623.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Orchard Park that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spokane County community of Orchard Park.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Orchard Park ...

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.

  • Bluestone
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Bluestone is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluestone
  • Cedar Cove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Cedar Cove is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cove
  • Chesterton
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Chesterton is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterton
  • Delaware Trails
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Delaware Trails is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware Trails
  • Echo Crest
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Echo Crest is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Crest
  • Harvard Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Harvard Park is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard Park
  • Home Place
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Home Place is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Place
  • Ivy Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ivy Hills is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Hills
  • Kings Mill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Kings Mill is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mill
  • Mayflower Meadows
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Mayflower Meadows is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Meadows
  • Meridian Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Meridian Hills is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian Hills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,718 people
  • Ravenswood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Ravenswood is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • River Edge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • River Edge is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Edge
    • Round Up
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Round Up is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Up
    • Saddle Creek
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Saddle Creek is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Creek
    • Spring Hollow
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Spring Hollow is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hollow
    • Spring Mill Woods
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Spring Mill Woods is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mill Woods
    • Trails End
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Trails End is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trails End
    • White Horse Rapids
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • White Horse Rapids is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse Rapids
    • Williams Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Williams Creek is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people

How Far From Orchard Park 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 Orchard Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Orchard Park and extending to:

  • Noblesville, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Orchard Park to Noblesville, with an average speed<4> 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 11 miles [17.7 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 490 miles [788.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,219 miles [10,008.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,949 miles [11,183.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,827 miles [7,768.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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- Orchard Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Orchard Park, 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 Orchard Park 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>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 Orchard Park 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 Orchard Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9375, Longitude: -86.1300       In this case, the coordinates for Orchard Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.459 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.939 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.404 degrees.