Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Orchard Farm, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Orchard Farm and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Orchard Farm
- 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 Farm:
- 38.878661, -90.446228
- 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 Orchard Farm
- 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 Saint Charles County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Saint Charles County
- Since Orchard Farm is near Calhoun County and also Saint Louis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
- eBird sighting report for Saint Louis 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Orchard Farm ...
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.
- Black Walnut
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Walnut have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Walnut
- Black Walnut is located in Saint Charles County
- Centerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Deer Plain
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Plain
- Deer Plain is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Earth City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earth City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earth City
- Earth City is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earth City <2>
- Elm Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Golden Eagle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Eagle
- Golden Eagle is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden Eagle <2>
- Kampville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Marshall Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Landing
- Marshall Landing is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Natural Bridge Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Natural Bridge Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natural Bridge Junction
- Natural Bridge Junction is located in Saint Louis County
- Seeburger
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
How Far From Orchard Farm 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 Farm to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Orchard Farm and extending to:
- Saint Charles, which is the Seat of Saint Charles County, lies just to the Southwest.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 720 miles [1,158.7 km]<3> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Orchard Farm to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 41 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,433 miles [10,352.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,170 miles [11,539 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,051 miles [8,128.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Orchard Farm. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Saint Charles County: www.saintcharlescounty.org/
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Orchard Farm) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Orchard Farm. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8787, Longitude: -90.4462 In this case, the coordinates for Orchard Farm have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Farm to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.245 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.987 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.708 degrees. |