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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 Orion, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Orion and the surrounding area.
- 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 Orion:
- 34.715377, -89.652028
- 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 Orion
- 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 Marshall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall County
- Since Orion is near Tate County and also DeSoto County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tate County
- Open the eBird sighting report for DeSoto 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 Orion
Communities Also Named Orion ...
We found thirteen communities that are also named Orion.
Within Mississippi, the name Orion is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Pike County
- This Orion is located in Pike County and lies 283 miles [455.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Orion that is located in Marshall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Orion.
- Alberta
- This Orion lies 1,477 miles [2,377 km]<1> to the northwest of the Orion that is located in Marshall County.
- Arkansas
- Grant County
- This Orion is located in Grant County and lies 148 miles [238.2 km]<1> to the west of the Orion that is located in Marshall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Orion.
- California
- Kings County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Orion [Kings County].
- Illinois
- Henry County
- This Orion is located in Henry County and lies 459 miles [738.7 km]<1> to the north of the Orion that is located in Marshall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Orion.
- Indiana
- Kosciusko County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Orion [Kosciusko County].
- Kansas
- Cloud County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Orion [Cloud County].
- Gove County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Orion [Gove County].
- Minnesota
- Olmsted County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Orion [Olmsted County].
- Nevada
- Nye County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Nye County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nye County community of Orion.
- North Carolina
- Ashe County
- This Orion is located in Ashe County and lies 476 miles [766 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Orion that is located in Marshall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashe County community of Orion.
- Oklahoma
- Major County
- This Orion is located in Major County and lies 523 miles [841.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Orion that is located in Marshall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Major County community of Orion.
- Wisconsin
- Richland County
- This Orion is located in Richland County and lies 587 miles [944.7 km]<1> to the north of the Orion that is located in Marshall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Orion.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Orion ...
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.
- Coal Oil Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Coal Oil Corner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Oil Corner
- Cockrum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cockrum is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockrum
- Crossroad
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crossroad is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroad
- Galena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Galena is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Holly Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Independence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Laws Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Laws Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws Hill
- Red Banks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rockhill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rockhill is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
- Stonewall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stonewall is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
How Far From Orion 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 Orion to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Orion and extending to:
- Holly Springs, which is the Seat of Marshall County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Orion to Holly Springs, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 169 miles [272 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 754 miles [1,213.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,609 miles [10,636.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,331 miles [11,798.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,206 miles [8,378.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Orion) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Orion, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Orion 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. |
| <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 Orion to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Orion. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7154, Longitude: -89.6520 In this case, the coordinates for Orion have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.508 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.571 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.235 degrees. |
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