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 ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Orange Grove
- 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:
- 35.975974, -79.193904
- 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
- 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 Orange County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Orange County
- Since Orange Grove is near Alamance County and also Chatham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Alamance County
- eBird sighting report for Chatham 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 Orange Grove ...
We found eight communities that share the name Orange Grove.
Within North Carolina, the name Orange Grove is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- Plaquemines Parish
- 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 Louisiana community of Orange Grove [Plaquemines Parish].
- Maryland
- Baltimore 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 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].
- Mississippi
- Harrison County
- This Orange Grove is located in Harrison County and lies 686 miles [1,104 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Orange Grove that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Orange Grove.
- Jackson County
- This Orange Grove is located in Jackson County and lies 658 miles [1,058.9 km] to the west southwest of the Orange Grove that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Orange Grove.
- South Carolina
- Beaufort County
- This Orange Grove is located in Beaufort County and lies 260 miles [418.4 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Orange Grove that is located in Orange 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 1,023 miles [1,646.4 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Orange Grove that is located in Orange 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 1,226 miles [1,973.1 km] to the west southwest of the Orange Grove that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jim Wells County community of Orange Grove.
- Louisiana
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.
- Cheeks Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheeks Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheeks Crossroads
- Cheeks Crossroads is located in Orange County
- Cornwallis Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornwallis Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwallis Hills
- Cornwallis Hills is located in Orange County
- Falls of New Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falls of New Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls of New Hope
- Falls of New Hope is located in Orange County
- Flying Elephant Ranch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flying Elephant Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flying Elephant Ranch
- Flying Elephant Ranch is located in Orange County
- Fox Meadows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadows
- Fox Meadows is located in Orange County
- Holly Meadows
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Meadows
- Holly Meadows is located in Orange County
- Ironwoods
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Manor Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manor Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Hill
- Manor Hill is located in Orange County
- Miles
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Quail Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Rangewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rangewood
- Rangewood is located in Orange County
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Robins Wood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robins Wood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robins Wood
- Robins Wood is located in Orange County
- Spring Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Orange County
- Stagecoach Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stagecoach Run have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach Run
- Stagecoach Run is located in Orange County
- Stoney Brook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoney Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Brook
- Stoney Brook is located in Orange County
- Sugar Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Ridge
- Sugar Ridge is located in Orange County
- Walnut Cove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Cove
- Walnut Cove is located in Orange County
- White Cross
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Cross have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cross
- White Cross is located in Orange County
- Wildwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Robins Wood
How Far From Orange Grove 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 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:
- Hillsborough, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<3> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Orange Grove to Raleigh, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 233 miles [375 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,116 miles [9,842.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,813 miles [10,964.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,693 miles [7,552.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 Orange County: www.co.orange.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.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 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. |
| <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 Orange Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- 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: 35.9760, Longitude: -79.1939 In this case, the coordinates for Orange Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 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 Orange Grove 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 309.265 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.567 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.626 degrees. |