Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Orchard, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Orchard and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Orchard
- 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:
- 42.336346, -98.241011
- 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
- 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 Antelope County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Antelope County
- Since Orchard is near Holt County and also Knox County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Holt County
- eBird sighting report for Knox 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 Orchard ...
We found 23 communities that share the name Orchard.
Within Nebraska, the name Orchard is unique.
Beyond Nebraska, we know of another 23 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 23 communities, 22 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Morgan County
- This Orchard is located in Morgan County and lies 334 miles [537.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Orchard that is located in Antelope County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Orchard.
- Weld 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 Colorado community of Orchard [Weld County].
- Delaware
- Idaho
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Ontario
- Texas
- Fort Bend County
- This Orchard is located in Fort Bend County and lies 888 miles [1,429.1 km]<1> to the south of the Orchard that is located in Antelope County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fort Bend County community of Orchard.
- Galveston County
- This Orchard is located in Galveston County and lies 899 miles [1,446.8 km] to the south of the Orchard that is located in Antelope County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Galveston County community of Orchard.
- Utah
- Virginia
- Washington
- Walla Walla 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 Washington community of Orchard [Walla Walla County].
- Yakima County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Orchard [Yakima County].
- West Virginia
- Brooke County
- This Orchard is located in Brooke County and lies 923 miles [1,485.4 km]<1> to the east of the Orchard that is located in Antelope County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brooke County community of Orchard.
- Monroe 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 West Virginia community of Orchard [Monroe County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Orchard ...
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.
- Clearwater
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearwater have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
- Clearwater is located in Antelope County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearwater <5>
- Knievels Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knievels Corner
- Knievels Corner is located in Holt County
- Opportunity
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Opportunity have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opportunity
- Opportunity is located in Holt County
- Page
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page
- Page is located in Holt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Page <5>
- Plainview
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Plainview is located in Pierce County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,197 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainview <5>
- Royal
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Royal is located in Antelope County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royal <5>
- Star
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Star is located in Holt County
- Walnut
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Walnut is located in Knox County
How Far From Orchard 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 village such as Orchard to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Orchard and extending to:
- Neligh, which is the Seat of Antelope County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Orchard to Neligh, with an average speed<6> 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 five to six hours.
- Lincoln, which is the State Capital of Nebraska, lies 131 miles [210.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,133 miles [1,823.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 65 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,522 miles [10,496.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,279 miles [11,714.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,192 miles [8,355.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Orchard. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Antelope County: www.co.antelope.ne.us/
The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.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- Orchard) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Orchard. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3363, Longitude: -98.2410 |
| <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, 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 Orchard 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.775 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.81 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.934 degrees. |