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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • 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 Washoe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • eBird sighting report for Washoe County

Communities Also Named Ora ...

We found twelve communities that share the name Ora.

Within Nevada, the name Ora is unique.

Beyond Nevada, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Lawrence 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 Alabama community of Ora [Lawrence County].
    • California
      • Fresno County
      • Please visit our profile page for the California community of Ora [Fresno County].
    • Idaho
      • Fremont County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Ora [Fremont County].
    • Illinois
      • Jackson 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 Ora [Jackson County].
    • Indiana
      • Starke County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Ora [Starke County].
    • Mississippi
      • Covington County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Ora [Covington County].
    • North Carolina
      • Cleveland County
      • Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Ora [Cleveland County].
      • Sampson 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 North Carolina community of Ora [Sampson County].
    • South Carolina
      • Laurens County
      • Please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Ora [Laurens County].
    • Tennessee
      • Bradley 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 Tennessee community of Ora [Bradley County].
    • Texas
      • Angelina County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Ora [Angelina County].
    • Virginia
      • Washington 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 Virginia community of Ora [Washington County].

The official website for Washoe County: www.co.washoe.nv.us/

The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/

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 Ora 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.









 

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