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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 Orchard Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Orchard Park 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 Orchard Park:
    • 35.212922, -80.689235
    • 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 Orchard Park
  • 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 Orchard Park ...

We found thirteen communities that share the name Orchard Park.

Within North Carolina, the name Orchard Park is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Fremont County
      • This Orchard Park is located in Fremont County and lies 1,370 miles [2,204.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Orchard Park that is located in Mecklenburg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fremont County community of Orchard Park.
    • Georgia
      • Douglas County
      • This Orchard Park is located in Douglas County and lies 255 miles [410.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Orchard Park that is located in Mecklenburg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Orchard Park.
    • Indiana
      • Hamilton County
      • This Orchard Park is located in Hamilton County and lies 441 miles [709.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Orchard Park that is located in Mecklenburg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Orchard Park.
    • Kansas
      • Labette County
      • This Orchard Park is located in Labette County and lies 824 miles [1,326.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Orchard Park that is located in Mecklenburg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Labette County community of Orchard Park.
    • Michigan
      • Calhoun County
      • This Orchard Park is located in Calhoun County and lies 548 miles [881.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Orchard Park that is located in Mecklenburg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Orchard Park.
    • New Mexico
      • Chaves County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Chaves County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chaves County community of Orchard Park.
    • New York
      • Erie County
      • This Orchard Park is located in Erie County and lies 531 miles [854.6 km]<1> to the north of the Orchard Park that is located in Mecklenburg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Orchard Park.
      • Saratoga County
      • This Orchard Park is located in Saratoga County and lies 644 miles [1,036.4 km] to the north northeast of the Orchard Park that is located in Mecklenburg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saratoga County community of Orchard Park.
    • Ontario
      • This Orchard Park lies 538 miles [865.8 km]<1> to the north of the Orchard Park that is located in Mecklenburg County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Lancaster 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 Pennsylvania community of Orchard Park [Lancaster County].
    • South Carolina
      • Greenville County
      • This Orchard Park is located in Greenville County and lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Orchard Park that is located in Mecklenburg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Orchard Park.
    • Utah
      • Davis County
      • This Orchard Park is located in Davis County and lies 1,730 miles [2,784.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Orchard Park that is located in Mecklenburg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Orchard Park.
    • Washington
      • Spokane County
      • This Orchard Park is located in Spokane County and lies 2,057 miles [3,310.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Orchard Park that is located in Mecklenburg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spokane County community of Orchard Park.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Orchard Park ...

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.

  • Apple Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apple Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Creek
    • Apple Creek is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Cedar Brook
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Brook
    • Cedar Brook is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Embassy East
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Embassy East have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embassy East
    • Embassy East is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Farmwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmwood
    • Farmwood is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Four Seasons
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Seasons have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Seasons
    • Four Seasons is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Heathergate
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heathergate have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathergate
    • Heathergate is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Hickory Acres
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Acres
    • Hickory Acres is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Hickory Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
    • Hickory Grove is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Hickory Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
    • Hickory Ridge is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Holiday Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Park
    • Holiday Park is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Holly Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
    • Holly Hills is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Lawyers Station
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawyers Station have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers Station
    • Lawyers Station is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Orchard Knoll
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Knoll have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Knoll
      • Orchard Knoll is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Planters Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Planters Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planters Ridge
      • Planters Ridge is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Silverstone
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silverstone have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverstone
      • Silverstone is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Timber Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timber Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Creek
      • Timber Creek is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Timber Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timber Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
      • Timber Ridge is located in Mecklenburg County

How Far From Orchard Park 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 Orchard Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Charlotte, which is the Seat of Mecklenburg County, lies just to the West.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Orchard Park to Raleigh, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 324 miles [521.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,214 miles [10,000.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,912 miles [11,123.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,792 miles [7,712 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Mecklenburg County: www.charmeck.org

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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Orchard Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Orchard Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2129, Longitude: -80.6892       In this case, the coordinates for Orchard Park 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 Orchard Park, 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 Orchard Park 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 Orchard Park 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 310.133 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.449 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.448 degrees.




 

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