Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Orange Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Orange Heights and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Orange Heights
- 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 Heights:
- 36.083473, -79.124180
- 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 Heights
- 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 Heights is near Alamance County and also Durham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Alamance County
- eBird sighting report for Durham 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 Heights ...
We found three communities that share the name Orange Heights.
Within North Carolina, the name Orange Heights is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- San Bernardino 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 California community of Orange Heights [San Bernardino County].
- Florida
- Alachua County
- This Orange Heights is located in Alachua County and lies 472 miles [759.6 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Orange Heights that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alachua County community of Orange Heights.
- Hillsborough County
- This Orange Heights is located in Hillsborough County and lies 591 miles [951.1 km] to the south southwest of the Orange Heights that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Orange Heights.
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Orange Heights ...
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.
- Cornwallis Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornwallis Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwallis Hills
- Cornwallis Hills is located in Orange County
- Flying Elephant Ranch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flying Elephant Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flying Elephant Ranch
- Flying Elephant Ranch is located in Orange County
- Hillcrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Just-A-Mere Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Just-A-Mere Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Just-A-Mere Landing
- Just-A-Mere Landing is located in Orange County
- Mountain View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Mountain View is located in Orange County
- Piney Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Piney Grove is located in Orange County
- Poplar Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
- Poplar Ridge is located in Orange County
- Rosewood
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Stagecoach Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stagecoach Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach Forest
- Stagecoach Forest is located in Orange County
- Stagecoach Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stagecoach Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach Run
- Stagecoach Run is located in Orange County
- Wildwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Orange Heights 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 Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Orange Heights and extending to:
- Hillsborough, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Orange Heights to Raleigh, with an average speed<4> 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 about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 225 miles [362.1 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 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,108 miles [9,829.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,806 miles [10,953.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,686 miles [7,541.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Orange Heights. 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 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 Orange Heights 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Orange Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Orange Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0835, Longitude: -79.1242 In this case, the coordinates for Orange Heights 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 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. |
| <5> | 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 Heights to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.223 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.534 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.563 degrees. |