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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 Orangeburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Orangeburg 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 Orangeburg:
    • 41.046389, -73.949839
    • 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 Orangeburg
  • 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 Rockland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Rockland County
    • Since Orangeburg is near Bergen County and also Westchester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bergen County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Westchester 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 Orangeburg

Communities Also Named Orangeburg ...

We found three communities that are also named Orangeburg.

Within New York, the name Orangeburg is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Mason County
      • This Orangeburg is located in Mason County and lies 543 miles [873.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Orangeburg that is located in Rockland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mason County community of Orangeburg.
    • Ohio
      • Preble County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Orangeburg [Preble County].
    • South Carolina
      • Orangeburg County
      • This Orangeburg is located in Orangeburg County and lies 644 miles [1,036.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Orangeburg that is located in Rockland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orangeburg County community of Orangeburg.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Orangeburg ...

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.

  • Central Nyack
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Chestnut Ridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Chestnut Ridge is located in Bergen County (NJ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
  • Glenville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Glenville is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
  • Grey Oaks
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Grey Oaks is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey Oaks
  • Greystone
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Greystone is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone
  • Kings Woods
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Kings Woods is located in Bergen County (NJ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Woods
  • Mount Hope
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mount Hope is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
  • New City Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • New City Park is located in Rockland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City Park
  • Park Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Pearl River
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • River Vale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • River Vale is located in Bergen County (NJ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Vale
  • Rockland Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Rockland Lake is located in Rockland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland Lake
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How Far From Orangeburg 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 Orangeburg to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • New City, which is the Seat of Rockland County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 111 miles [178.6 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Orangeburg to Albany, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 220 miles [354.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,678 miles [9,137.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,385 miles [10,275.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,261 miles [6,857.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Orangeburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Orangeburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Orangeburg to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Orangeburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0464, Longitude: -73.9498    
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.873 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.493 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.489 degrees.