Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Orrum, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Orrum and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Orrum

• 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 Orrum:
  • 34.466423, -79.009509
  • 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 Orrum

• 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 Robeson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Robeson County
  • Since Orrum is near Columbus County and also Dillon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbus County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dillon 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 Orrum

Curious and Interesting Names Near Orrum ...

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.

• Boardman
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Boardman is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
• Butters
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Butters is located in Bladen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butters
• Evergreen
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Evergreen is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
• Fair Bluff
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Fair Bluff is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Bluff
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
• Five Forks
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Five Forks is located in Robeson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
• Kingdale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Kingdale is located in Robeson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingdale
• Long Branch
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Long Branch is located in Robeson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
• Piney Forest Crossroads
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Piney Forest Crossroads is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Forest Crossroads
• Pope Crossing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Pope Crossing is located in Robeson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope Crossing
• Williams Cross Roads ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Williams Cross Roads is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cross Roads

How Far From Orrum 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 town such as Orrum to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Orrum and extending to:

• Lumberton, which is the Seat of Robeson County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Orrum to Lumberton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 93 miles [149.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 324 miles [521.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,174 miles [9,936.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,864 miles [11,046.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,747 miles [7,639.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'