Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Orchard Place, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Orchard Place and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Orchard Place
- 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 Place:
- 34.692830, -107.476988
- 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 Place
- 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 Cibola County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cibola County
- Since Orchard Place is near Socorro County and also Valencia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Socorro County
- eBird sighting report for Valencia 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 Place ...
We found three communities that share the name Orchard Place.
Within New Mexico, the name Orchard Place is unique.
Beyond New Mexico, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Cook County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Cook County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Orchard Place.
- Maryland
- Montgomery County
- This Orchard Place is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,689 miles [2,718.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Orchard Place that is located in Cibola County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Orchard Place.
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Orchard Place is located in Davis County and lies 488 miles [785.4 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Orchard Place that is located in Cibola County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Orchard Place.
- Illinois
Curious and Interesting Names Near Orchard Place ...
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.
- Alaska
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north) - Box Bar Place
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Box Bar Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Bar Place
- Box Bar Place is located in Catron County
- Budville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north) - Casa Blanca
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Blanca
- Casa Blanca is located in Cibola County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Casa Blanca <4>
- Crane Place
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crane Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Place
- Crane Place is located in Cibola County
- Harrisburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Harrisburg is located in Cibola County
- Hughes Place
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hughes Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Place
- Hughes Place is located in Cibola County
- Tank Canyon ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tank Canyon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tank Canyon
- Tank Canyon is located in Cibola County
How Far From Orchard Place to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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 Place to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Orchard Place and extending to:
- Grants, which is the Seat of Cibola County, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Orchard Place to Grants, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 109 miles [175.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,699 miles [2,734.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 67 days and walking would take 97 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,240 miles [11,651.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,000 miles [12,874.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,918 miles [9,524.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Orchard Place. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Place, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Orchard Place) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Orchard Place. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6928, Longitude: -107.4770 In this case, the coordinates for Orchard Place 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Place 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 327.805 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 326.024 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.697 degrees. |