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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Orange Grove:
    • 30.454641, -89.088372
    • 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 Orange Grove
  • 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 Orange Grove ...

We found eight communities that share the name Orange Grove.

There is one other community in Mississippi which is also named Orange Grove.

Beyond Mississippi, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Mississippi ...
    • Jackson County
      • This Orange Grove is located in Jackson County and lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the east of the Orange Grove that is located in Harrison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Orange Grove.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Louisiana
      • Plaquemines Parish
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Orange Grove [Plaquemines Parish].
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Orange Grove [Baltimore County].
      • Howard County
      • This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Orange Grove [Howard County].
    • North Carolina
      • Orange County
      • This Orange Grove is located in Orange County and lies 686 miles [1,104 km]<1> to the northeast of the Orange Grove that is located in Harrison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Orange Grove.
    • South Carolina
      • Beaufort County
      • This Orange Grove is located in Beaufort County and lies 514 miles [827.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Orange Grove that is located in Harrison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Orange Grove.
    • Texas
      • Harris County
      • This Orange Grove is located in Harris County and lies 374 miles [601.9 km]<1> to the west of the Orange Grove that is located in Harrison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Orange Grove.
      • Jim Wells County
      • This Orange Grove is located in Jim Wells County and lies 560 miles [901.2 km] to the west southwest of the Orange Grove that is located in Harrison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jim Wells County community of Orange Grove.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Orange Grove ...

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.

  • Cedar Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
    • Cedar Lake is located in Harrison County
  • Coalville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
    • Coalville is located in Harrison County
  • Edgewater Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewater Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Park
    • Edgewater Park is located in Harrison County
  • Gulfport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jones Mill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Mill
    • Jones Mill is located in Harrison County
  • Long Beach
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
    • Long Beach is located in Harrison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,125 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Beach <5>
  • Mississippi City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mississippi City
    • Mississippi City is located in Harrison County
  • Pops Ferry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pops Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pops Ferry
    • Pops Ferry is located in Harrison County
  • Wool Market
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wool Market
    • Wool Market is located in Harrison County
    • Wool Market has also been known as:
    • Woolmarket

How Far From Orange Grove 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 Orange Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Gulfport, which is the Seat of Harrison County, lies just to the South.
  • Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Orange Grove to Jackson, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 897 miles [1,443.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,795 miles [10,935.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,498 miles [12,066.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,376 miles [8,651.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Orange Grove. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Harrison County: www.co.harrison.ms.us/

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Orange Grove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Orange Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.4546, Longitude: -89.0884       In this case, the coordinates for Orange Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Orange Grove 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.
<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 Orange Grove, 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 Orange Grove 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 314.79 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.16 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.764 degrees.




 

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