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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 View, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Orchard View and the surrounding area.
- 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 View:
- 39.032890, -76.034665
- 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 View
- 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 Queen Anne's County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Queen Anne's County
- Since Orchard View is near Caroline County and also Talbot County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Talbot 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 View
Communities Also Named Orchard View ...
We found nine communities that are also named Orchard View.
There are two communities within Maryland that are also named Orchard View.
Beyond Maryland, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Maryland ...
- Cecil County
- This Orchard View is located in Cecil County and lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<1> to the north of the Orchard View that is located in Queen Anne's County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of Orchard View.
- Prince George's County
- This Orchard View is located in Prince George's County and lies 46 miles [74 km]<1> to the west of the Orchard View that is located in Queen Anne's County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Orchard View.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Jersey
- Burlington County
- This Orchard View is located in Burlington County and lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Orchard View that is located in Queen Anne's County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burlington County community of Orchard View.
- Ohio
- Wood County
- This Orchard View is located in Wood County and lies 427 miles [687.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Orchard View that is located in Queen Anne's County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Orchard View.
- Oregon
- Yamhill County
- This Orchard View is located in Yamhill County and lies 2,420 miles [3,894.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Orchard View that is located in Queen Anne's County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yamhill County community of Orchard View.
- Tennessee
- Roane County
- This Orchard View is located in Roane County and lies 502 miles [807.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Orchard View that is located in Queen Anne's County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roane County community of Orchard View.
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Orchard View is located in Davis County and lies 1,887 miles [3,036.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Orchard View that is located in Queen Anne's County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Orchard View.
- Salt Lake County
- This Orchard View is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,899 miles [3,056.1 km] to the west northwest of the Orchard View that is located in Queen Anne's County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Orchard View.
- Virginia
- Montgomery County
- This Orchard View is located in Montgomery County and lies 267 miles [429.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Orchard View that is located in Queen Anne's County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Orchard View.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Orchard View ...
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.
- Buckels Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Buckels Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckels Corner
- Conquest Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Conquest Beach is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conquest Beach
- Deans Meadows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Deans Meadows is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans Meadows
- Earle Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Earle Landing is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earle Landing
- Fox Field
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fox Field is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Field
- Fox Meadow
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fox Meadow is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadow
- Hickory Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Ridge is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Hope
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hope is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Hunters Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hunters Ridge is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
- Indian Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Town is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Jumptown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jumptown is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumptown
- Mainbrace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mainbrace is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainbrace
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Mallard Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mallard Point is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Point
- Price
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Price is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Quaker Neck Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Quaker Neck Landing is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Neck Landing
- Queenstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Queenstown is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
- Recovery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Recovery is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Recovery
- Riverview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Riverview is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Ruthsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ruthsburg is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthsburg
- Sparks Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sparks Corner is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks Corner
- Woodstream
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodstream is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstream
- Wye Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
How Far From Orchard View 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 Orchard View to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Orchard View and extending to:
- Centreville, which is the Seat of Queen Anne's County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Orchard View to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 54 miles [86.9 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,849 miles [9,413.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,552 miles [10,544.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,430 miles [7,129.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Orchard View) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 View 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 View. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0329, Longitude: -76.0347 In this case, the coordinates for Orchard View have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.291 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.78 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.241 degrees. |
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