Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Oriole, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oriole and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Oriole
- 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 Oriole:
- 37.442272, -89.535373
- 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 Oriole
- 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 Cape Girardeau County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cape Girardeau County
- Since Oriole is near Union County and also Alexander County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Union County
- eBird sighting report for Alexander 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 Oriole ...
We found ten communities that share the name Oriole.
Within Missouri, the name Oriole is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, nine are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hernando 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 Oriole [Hernando County].
- Hillsborough County
- This Oriole is located in Hillsborough County and lies 772 miles [1,242.4 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Oriole that is located in Cape Girardeau County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Oriole.
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- Minnesota
- Ontario
- Pennsylvania
- West Virginia
- Florida
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oriole ...
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.
- Egypt Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egypt Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Mills
- Egypt Mills is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Fruitland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Lovejoy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Moccasin Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moccasin Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moccasin Springs
- Moccasin Springs is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Pocahontas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pocahontas have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
- Pocahontas is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocahontas <5>
- Pottsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
- Pottsville is located in Union County (IL)
- Union Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Point
- Union Point is located in Union County (IL)
- Wolf Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolf Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
- Wolf Lake is located in Union County (IL)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolf Lake <5>
How Far From Oriole 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 community such as Oriole to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oriole and extending to:
- Jackson, which is the Seat of Cape Girardeau County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 685 miles [1,102.4 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Oriole to White House, with an average speed<6>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 39 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,470 miles [10,412.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,200 miles [11,587.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,078 miles [8,172.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oriole. 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Oriole 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 '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- Oriole) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oriole. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4423, Longitude: -89.5354 In this case, the coordinates for Oriole have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Oriole, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Oriole to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.591 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.038 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.611 degrees. |