Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Orchard View Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Orchard View Estates and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Orchard View Estates

• 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 Estates:
  • 42.100000, -86.428333
  • 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 Estates

• 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 Berrien County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Berrien County
  • Since Orchard View Estates is near Van Buren County and also Cass County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Van Buren County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cass 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 Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Orchard View Estates ...

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.

• Derby
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Derby is located in Berrien County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
• Fair Plain
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Fair Plain is located in Berrien County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Plain
• Hartman
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hartman is located in Berrien County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
• Kings Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Kings Landing is located in Berrien County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Landing
• Oxbow
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Oxbow is located in Berrien County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
• Pearl Grange
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Pearl Grange is located in Berrien County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl Grange
• Shanghai Corners
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Shanghai Corners is located in Berrien County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai Corners
• Stevensville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Stevensville is located in Berrien County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevensville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,127 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stevensville <1>
• Twelve Corners
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Twelve Corners is located in Berrien County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Corners
• Vineland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Vineland is located in Berrien County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Orchard View Estates and extending to:

• Saint Joseph, which is the Seat of Berrien County, lies just to the West.
• Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 105 miles [169 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Orchard View Estates to Lansing, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 540 miles [869 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,127 miles [9,860.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,864 miles [11,046.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,746 miles [7,637.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'