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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 Orange Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Orange Grove 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 Orange Grove:
    • 39.241773, -76.732194
    • 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 Orange Grove
  • 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 Baltimore County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
    • Since Orange Grove is near Howard County and also Baltimore City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Howard County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore City
  • 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 Orange Grove

Communities Also Named Orange Grove ...

We found eight communities that are also named Orange Grove.

There is one other community in Maryland that is also named Orange Grove.

Beyond Maryland, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Maryland ...
    • Howard County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Orange Grove [Howard County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Louisiana
      • Plaquemines Parish
      • 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 Louisiana community of Orange Grove [Plaquemines Parish].
    • Mississippi
      • Harrison County
      • This Orange Grove is located in Harrison County and lies 924 miles [1,487 km]<3> to the southwest of the Orange Grove that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Orange Grove.
      • Jackson County
      • This Orange Grove is located in Jackson County and lies 900 miles [1,448.4 km] to the southwest of the Orange Grove that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Orange Grove.
    • North Carolina
      • Orange County
      • This Orange Grove is located in Orange County and lies 262 miles [421.6 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Orange Grove that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Orange Grove.
    • South Carolina
      • Beaufort County
      • This Orange Grove is located in Beaufort County and lies 520 miles [836.9 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Orange Grove that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Orange Grove.
    • Texas
      • Harris County
      • This Orange Grove is located in Harris County and lies 1,235 miles [1,987.5 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Orange Grove that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Orange Grove.
      • Jim Wells County
      • This Orange Grove is located in Jim Wells County and lies 1,441 miles [2,319.1 km] to the west southwest of the Orange Grove that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jim Wells County community of Orange Grove.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Orange Grove ...

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.

  • Asylum ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Asylum is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asylum
  • Bonnie Brae
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Bonnie Brae is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Brae
  • Elkridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Elkridge Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Elkridge Heights is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkridge Heights
  • Frederick Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Frederick Village is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick Village
  • Gray
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Gray is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
  • Grays Level
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Grays Level is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Level
  • Harristown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Harristown is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harristown
  • Hunting Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hunting Ridge is located in Baltimore City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Ridge
  • Lawyers Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Lawyers Hill is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers Hill
  • Marble Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Marble Hill is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Hill
  • Orange Grove ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Orange Grove is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Paradise
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Paradise is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
    • Pleasant View
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Pleasant View is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
    • Quail Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Quail Ridge is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
    • Relay
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Relay is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relay
    • Rockburn Commons
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Rockburn Commons is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockburn Commons
    • Thistle
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Thistle is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thistle
    • Timber Point
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Timber Point is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Point
    • Timberview
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Timberview is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberview
    • Violetville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Violetville is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violetville
    • Woodland Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Woodland Village is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village

How Far From Orange Grove 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 Orange Grove 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 Orange Grove once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Orange Grove and extending to:

  • Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Orange Grove to Towson, 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.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,870 miles [9,446.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,576 miles [10,583 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,453 miles [7,166.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

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 Orange Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 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 Grove 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Orange Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Orange Grove 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 Orange Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2418, Longitude: -76.7322       In this case, the coordinates for Orange Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.687 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.262 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.452 degrees.