Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Orlando, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Orlando and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Orlando
- 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 Orlando:
- 37.372862, -84.267990
- 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 Orlando
- 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 Rockcastle County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Rockcastle County
- Since Orlando is near Jackson County and also Laurel County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- eBird sighting report for Laurel 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 Orlando ...
We found ten communities that share the name Orlando.
Within Kentucky, the name Orlando is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Florida
- Kansas
- Nebraska
- New York
- North Carolina
- Oklahoma
- Virginia
- Prince William 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 Virginia community of Orlando [Prince William County].
- Suffolk City
- This Orlando is located in Suffolk City and lies 426 miles [685.6 km]<1> to the east of the Orlando that is located in Rockcastle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk City community of Orlando.
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Orlando ...
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.
- Burr
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Climax
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Cooksburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Cruise
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Cruise Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cruise Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruise Ferry
- Cruise Ferry is located in Rockcastle County
- Dry Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Flat Rock
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Hummel
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Loam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Roundstone
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roundstone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundstone
- Roundstone is located in Rockcastle County
- Sand Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Springs
- Sand Springs is located in Rockcastle County
- Sinks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Threelinks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Threelinks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threelinks
- Threelinks is located in Jackson County
How Far From Orlando 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 community such as Orlando to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Orlando and extending to:
- Mount Vernon, which is the Seat of Rockcastle County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 65 miles [104.6 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Orlando to Frankfort, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 406 miles [653.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,266 miles [10,084.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,982 miles [11,236.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,858 miles [7,818.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Orlando. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Orlando) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Orlando. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3729, Longitude: -84.2680 In this case, the coordinates for Orlando have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Orlando 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> | 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. |
| <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 Orlando to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.275 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.217 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.294 degrees. |