Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Orchard Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Orchard Heights and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Orchard Heights
- 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 Heights:
- 40.437051, -74.402928
- 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 Heights
- 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 Middlesex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Middlesex County
- Since Orchard Heights is near Somerset County and also Monmouth County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Somerset County
- eBird sighting report for Monmouth 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 Heights ...
We found seven communities that share the name Orchard Heights.
Within New Jersey, the name Orchard Heights is unique.
Beyond New Jersey, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Richland County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Orchard Heights [Richland County].
- Indiana
- Saint Joseph County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Orchard Heights [Saint Joseph County].
- Ohio
- Stark County
- This Orchard Heights is located in Stark County and lies 364 miles [585.8 km]<2> to the west of the Orchard Heights that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stark County community of Orchard Heights.
- Ontario
- This Orchard Heights lies 342 miles [550.4 km]<2> to the northwest of the Orchard Heights that is located in Middlesex County.
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Orchard Heights is located in Davis County and lies 1,947 miles [3,133.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Orchard Heights that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Orchard Heights.
- Virginia
- Salem City
- This Orchard Heights is located in Salem City and lies 373 miles [600.3 km]<2> to the southwest of the Orchard Heights that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salem City community of Orchard Heights.
- Washington
- Kitsap County
- This Orchard Heights is located in Kitsap County and lies 2,403 miles [3,867.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Orchard Heights that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kitsap County community of Orchard Heights.
- Illinois
Curious and Interesting Names Near Orchard Heights ...
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.
- Cottageville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottageville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottageville
- Cottageville is located in Middlesex County
- Fresh Ponds
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fresh Ponds have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresh Ponds
- Fresh Ponds is located in Middlesex County
- Greensand
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Herberts
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Jamesburg Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamesburg Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesburg Park
- Jamesburg Park is located in Middlesex County
- Laurel Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Laurel Park is located in Middlesex County
- Lincoln Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Lincoln Park is located in Somerset County
- Maple Meade
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Meade have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Meade
- Maple Meade is located in Middlesex County
- Martins Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martins Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Landing
- Martins Landing is located in Middlesex County
- Patricks Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricks Corners
- Patricks Corners is located in Middlesex County
- Red Lion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Tanners Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanners Corners
- Tanners Corners is located in Middlesex County
How Far From Orchard Heights 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 community such as Orchard Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Orchard Heights and extending to:
- New Brunswick, which is the Seat of Middlesex County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 23 miles [37 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Orchard Heights to Trenton, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 175 miles [281.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,722 miles [9,208.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,427 miles [10,343.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,304 miles [6,926.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Orchard Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Middlesex County: www.co.middlesex.nj.us/
The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Heights 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. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Orchard Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Orchard Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4371, Longitude: -74.4029 In this case, the coordinates for Orchard Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Heights to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.207 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.773 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.958 degrees. |