Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Orr, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Orr and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Orr
- 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 Orr:
- 30.474634, -91.032603
- 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 Orr
- 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 parish-by-parish basis. We have selected East Baton Rouge Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for East Baton Rouge Parish
- Since Orr is near Livingston Parish and also Ascension Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Livingston Parish
- eBird sighting report for Ascension Parish
- 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 Orr ...
We found seventeen communities that share the name Orr.
Within Louisiana, the name Orr is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Colorado
- Otero County
- This Orr is located in Otero County and lies 885 miles [1,424.3 km]<2> to the northwest of the Orr that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Otero County community of Orr.
- Weld 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 Colorado community of Orr [Weld County].
- Georgia
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Anderson 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 Kentucky community of Orr [Anderson County].
- Lawrence County
- This Orr is located in Lawrence County and lies 703 miles [1,131.4 km]<2> to the northeast of the Orr that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Orr.
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Jackson 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 Minnesota community of Orr [Jackson County].
- Saint Louis County
- This Orr is located in Saint Louis County and lies 1,217 miles [1,958.6 km]<2> to the north of the Orr that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Orr.
- North Dakota
- Oklahoma
- South Carolina
- Texas
- West Virginia
- Preston County
- This Orr is located in Preston County and lies 901 miles [1,450 km]<2> to the northeast of the Orr that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Preston County community of Orr.
- Randolph County
- This Orr is located in Randolph County and lies 853 miles [1,372.8 km] to the northeast of the Orr that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Orr.
- Wyoming
Curious and Interesting Names Near Orr ...
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.
- Camelot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Cedar Crest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest
- Cedar Crest is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Centurion Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centurion Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centurion Place
- Centurion Place is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Evergreen Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Hills
- Evergreen Hills is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Forest Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Oaks
- Forest Oaks is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Kingsbridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbridge
- Kingsbridge is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Longwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Oak Cluster
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Cluster have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Cluster
- Oak Cluster is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Oak Shadows Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Shadows Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Shadows Place
- Oak Shadows Place is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Park Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Forest
- Park Forest is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Randolph Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Heights
- Randolph Heights is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Red Oak
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Continue List (11 more) ...
- Riverview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Royal Oak
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Rushmore
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Shadowbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowbrook
- Shadowbrook is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Shamrock Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shamrock Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Gardens
- Shamrock Gardens is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Shamrock Plaza
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shamrock Plaza have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Plaza
- Shamrock Plaza is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Sharp
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Sunnybrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook
- Sunnybrook is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Woodland Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Ridge
- Woodland Ridge is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Woodland Ridge Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Ridge Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Ridge Park
- Woodland Ridge Park is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Woods Edge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woods Edge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Edge
- Woods Edge is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Riverview
How Far From Orr 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 Orr to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Orr once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Orr and extending to:
- Baton Rouge, which is the Seat of East Baton Rouge Parish, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies just to the west southwest (WSW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 982 miles [1,580.4 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Orr to White House, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 56 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,875 miles [11,064.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,585 miles [12,206.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,461 miles [8,788.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Orr, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Orr) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Orr. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.4746, Longitude: -91.0326 In this case, the coordinates for Orr have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 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 Orr 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 parish. 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> | 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 Orr 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 315.967 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.534 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.518 degrees. |