Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Orchid, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Orchid and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Orchid
- 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 Orchid:
- 39.951663, -94.529679
- 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 Orchid
- 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 DeKalb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
- Since Orchid is near Andrew County and also Gentry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Andrew County
- eBird sighting report for Gentry 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
Communities Also Named Orchid ...
We found three communities that share the name Orchid.
Within Missouri, the name Orchid is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Brevard County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Orchid [Brevard County].
- Indian River County
- This Orchid is located in Indian River County and lies 1,164 miles [1,873.3 km]<2> to the southeast of the Orchid that is located in DeKalb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Indian River County community of Orchid.
- Virginia
- Florida
Curious and Interesting Names Near Orchid ...
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.
- Berlin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Empire Prairie ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Empire Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire Prairie
- Empire Prairie is located in Andrew County
- Fairport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Flag Springs ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flag Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Springs
- Flag Springs is located in Andrew County
- Ford City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Helena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - King City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King City
- King City is located in Gentry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 980 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for King City <4>
- Maysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maysville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Maysville is located in DeKalb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,073 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maysville <4>
- Union Star
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star
- Union Star is located in DeKalb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
How Far From Orchid to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Orchid to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Orchid and extending to:
- Maysville, which is the Seat of DeKalb County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Orchid to Maysville, with an average speed<5> 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 934 miles [1,503.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 53 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,526 miles [10,502.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,272 miles [11,703.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,164 miles [8,310.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Orchid. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Orchid 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Orchid) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Orchid. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9517, Longitude: -94.5297 In this case, the coordinates for Orchid have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Orchid to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.044 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.357 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.47 degrees. |