Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Center:
  • 39.477059, -75.217409
  • 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 Orchard Center

• 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 Cumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
  • Since Orchard Center is near Salem County and also Gloucester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Salem County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gloucester 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 Orchard Center

Curious and Interesting Names Near Orchard Center ...

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.

• Alliance
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Alliance is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
• Big Oak
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Big Oak is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Oak
• Fordville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Fordville is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordville
• Friendship
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Friendship is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
• Friesburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Friesburg is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friesburg
• Greenville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Greenville is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
• Harmony
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Harmony is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
• Mickles Mill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Mickles Mill is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mickles Mill
• Norma
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Norma is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
• Paradise Lakes
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Paradise Lakes is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Lakes
• Pecks Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Pecks Corner is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corner
• Roadstown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Roadstown is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadstown
• Springtown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Springtown is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown

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

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

• Bridgeton, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Orchard Center to Trenton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 105 miles [169 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,796 miles [9,327.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,499 miles [10,459.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,376 miles [7,042.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'