Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Oronoco:
  • 44.161296, -92.540217
  • 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 Oronoco

• 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 Olmsted County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Olmsted County
  • Since Oronoco is near Goodhue County and also Wabasha County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Goodhue County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wabasha 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 Oronoco

Communities Also Named Oronoco ...

We found one communities that are also named Oronoco.

Within Minnesota, the name Oronoco is unique.

Beyond Minnesota, there is another community also named Oronoco in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Virginia
    • Amherst County
    • This Oronoco is located in Amherst County and lies 821 miles [1,321.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Oronoco that is located in Olmsted County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Amherst County community of Oronoco.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Oronoco ...

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.

• Bear Valley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Bear Valley is located in Wabasha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
• Cedar Beach
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Cedar Beach is located in Olmsted County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Beach
• Chester
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Chester is located in Olmsted County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
• Danesville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Danesville is located in Dodge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danesville
• Forest Mills
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Forest Mills is located in Goodhue County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mills
• Golden Hill
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Golden Hill is located in Olmsted County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hill
• Oak Center
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Oak Center is located in Wabasha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Center
• Pine Island
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pine Island is located in Goodhue County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,486 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Island <2>
• Post Town
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Post Town is located in Olmsted County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Town
• Shanty Town
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Shanty Town is located in Olmsted County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanty Town

How Far From Oronoco 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 city such as Oronoco to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oronoco and extending to:

• Rochester, which is the Seat of Olmsted County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Oronoco to Rochester, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 61 miles [98.2 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 878 miles [1,413 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 50 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,240 miles [10,042.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,993 miles [11,254.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,895 miles [7,877.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'