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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 Oak Orchard, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oak Orchard and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Oak Orchard:
    • 43.274225, -78.332524
    • 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 Oak Orchard
  • 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 Oak Orchard ...

We found six communities that share the name Oak Orchard.

There is one other community in New York which is also named Oak Orchard.

Beyond New York, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In New York ...
    • Onondaga County
      • This Oak Orchard is located in Onondaga County and lies 106 miles [170.6 km]<1> to the east of the Oak Orchard that is located in Orleans County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onondaga County community of Oak Orchard.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Delaware
      • Sussex County
      • This Oak Orchard is located in Sussex County and lies 362 miles [582.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Oak Orchard that is located in Orleans County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Oak Orchard.
    • Maryland
      • Frederick County
      • This Oak Orchard is located in Frederick County and lies 268 miles [431.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Oak Orchard that is located in Orleans County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Oak Orchard.
      • Prince George's County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Oak Orchard [Prince George's County].
    • Ontario
      • This Oak Orchard lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<1> to the north of the Oak Orchard that is located in Orleans County.
    • Wisconsin
      • Oconto County
      • This Oak Orchard is located in Oconto County and lies 487 miles [783.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Oak Orchard that is located in Orleans County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconto County community of Oak Orchard.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Oak 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.

  • Childs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Childs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
    • Childs is located in Orleans County
  • County Line
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for County Line. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
    • County Line is located in Niagara County
  • Eagle Harbor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
    • Eagle Harbor is located in Orleans County
  • Eagle Harbor Station
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Harbor Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor Station
    • Eagle Harbor Station is located in Orleans County
  • Five Corners
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
    • Five Corners is located in Orleans County
  • Kuckville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuckville
    • Kuckville is located in Orleans County
  • Point Breeze
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Breeze have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Breeze
    • Point Breeze is located in Orleans County
  • Rock Ledge Beach
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Ledge Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Ledge Beach
    • Rock Ledge Beach is located in Orleans County
  • Sunset Beach
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
    • Sunset Beach is located in Orleans County
  • Toms Landing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toms Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms Landing
    • Toms Landing is located in Orleans County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oak Orchard and extending to:

  • Albion, which is the Seat of Orleans County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 234 miles [376.6 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Oak Orchard to Albany, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 309 miles [497.3 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,764 miles [9,276.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,489 miles [10,443 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,366 miles [7,026.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oak Orchard. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Orleans County: www.orleansny.com/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oak Orchard) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oak Orchard. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2742, Longitude: -78.3325       In this case, the coordinates for Oak Orchard have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Oak 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.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Oak Orchard 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 308.348 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.642 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.536 degrees.




 

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