Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Orange, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Orange and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Orange
- 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:
- 35.129611, -78.522231
- 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
- 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 Sampson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Sampson County
- Since Orange is near Cumberland County and also Johnston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
- eBird sighting report for Johnston 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 ...
We found 29 communities that share the name Orange.
Within North Carolina, the name Orange is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another 29 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- California
- Connecticut
- Florida
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Norton County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Norton County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norton County community of Orange.
- Sheridan County
- This community is historic and although located in Sheridan County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sheridan County community of Orange.
- Smith County
- This community is historic and although located in Smith County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smith County community of Orange.
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Franklin County
- This Orange is located in Franklin County and lies 764 miles [1,229.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Orange that is located in Sampson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Orange.
- Jasper County
- This Orange is located in Jasper County and lies 633 miles [1,018.7 km] to the west southwest of the Orange that is located in Sampson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Orange.
- Missouri
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- Dona Ana County
- This Orange is located in Dona Ana County and lies 1,629 miles [2,621.6 km]<1> to the west of the Orange that is located in Sampson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dona Ana County community of Orange.
- Otero County
- Although located in Otero County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Otero County community of Orange.
- Ohio
- Coshocton County
- This Orange is located in Coshocton County and lies 395 miles [635.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Orange that is located in Sampson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coshocton County community of Orange.
- Cuyahoga County
- This Orange is located in Cuyahoga County and lies 464 miles [746.7 km] to the north northwest of the Orange that is located in Sampson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cuyahoga County community of Orange.
- Delaware County
- This Orange is located in Delaware County and lies 425 miles [684 km] to the north northwest of the Orange that is located in Sampson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Orange.
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
- Vermont
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Orange ...
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.
- Bearskin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Cooper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Falcon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Halls Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Crossroads
- Halls Crossroads is located in Sampson County
- Halls Store
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Store have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Store
- Halls Store is located in Sampson County
- Hays Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Herrings Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herrings Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrings Crossroads
- Herrings Crossroads is located in Sampson County
- Mingo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Piney Green
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Green have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Green
- Piney Green is located in Sampson County
- Plain View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
- Plain View is located in Sampson County
- Rebel City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebel City
- Rebel City is located in Sampson County
- Red Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Timothy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Orange 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 Orange to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Orange and extending to:
- Clinton, which is the Seat of Sampson County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Orange to Clinton, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 45 miles [72.4 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 272 miles [437.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,123 miles [9,854 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,815 miles [10,967.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,698 miles [7,560.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Orange. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Orange) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Orange. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1296, Longitude: -78.5222 In this case, the coordinates for Orange have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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, 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 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 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> | 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 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 308.898 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.022 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.641 degrees. |