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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 Orchard Terrace, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Orchard Terrace and the surrounding area.
- 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 Terrace:
- 42.194780, -79.457825
- 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 Orchard Terrace
- 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 Chautauqua County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chautauqua County
- Since Orchard Terrace is near Warren County and also Erie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Erie 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 Orchard Terrace
Communities Also Named Orchard Terrace ...
We found one communities that are also named Orchard Terrace.
Within New York, the name Orchard Terrace is unique.
Beyond New York, there is another community also named Orchard Terrace in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Cumberland County
- This Orchard Terrace is located in Cumberland County and lies 190 miles [305.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Orchard Terrace that is located in Chautauqua County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Orchard Terrace.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Orchard Terrace ...
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.
- Cottage Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cottage Park is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Park
- Elm Tree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Elm Tree is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Tree
- Hartfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hartfield is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartfield
- Long View
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Long View is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
- Magnolia
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Magnolia is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Maple Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mayville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oriental Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oriental Park is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriental Park
- Pleasantville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pleasantville is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Point Pleasant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Point Pleasant is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
- Quigley Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Quigley Park is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quigley Park
- Summerdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Summerdale is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerdale
- Willow Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Brook is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Brook
- Woodlawn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlawn is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From Orchard Terrace 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 Terrace to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Orchard Terrace and extending to:
- Mayville, which is the Seat of Chautauqua County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 291 miles [468.3 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Orchard Terrace to Albany, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 17 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 260 miles [418.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,855 miles [9,422.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,579 miles [10,587.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,455 miles [7,169.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Orchard Terrace) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Terrace 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 Orchard Terrace. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1948, Longitude: -79.4578 In this case, the coordinates for Orchard Terrace have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.145 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.372 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.512 degrees. |
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