Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Orleans, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Orleans and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Orleans
- 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 Orleans:
- 42.918676, -77.114418
- 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 Orleans
- 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 Ontario County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Ontario County
- Since Orleans is near Wayne County and also Seneca County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wayne County
- eBird sighting report for Seneca 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 Orleans ...
We found nineteen communities that share the name Orleans.
Within New York, the name Orleans is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, eighteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Florida
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Appanoose County
- This Orleans is located in Appanoose County and lies 812 miles [1,306.8 km]<1> to the west of the Orleans that is located in Ontario County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Appanoose County community of Orleans.
- Dickinson County
- This Orleans is located in Dickinson County and lies 903 miles [1,453.2 km] to the west of the Orleans that is located in Ontario County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dickinson County community of Orleans.
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This Orleans lies 192 miles [309 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Orleans that is located in Ontario County.
- Oregon
- South Dakota
- Vermont
Curious and Interesting Names Near Orleans ...
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.
- Flint
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Gypsum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Knickerbocker Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knickerbocker Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knickerbocker Corner
- Knickerbocker Corner is located in Ontario County
- Littleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littleville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Littleville is located in Ontario County
- Mead Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mead Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mead Corner
- Mead Corner is located in Ontario County
- Melvin Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melvin Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Hill
- Melvin Hill is located in Ontario County
- Oaks Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oaks Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks Corners
- Oaks Corners is located in Ontario County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oaks Corners <5>
- Pre-emption
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pre-emption have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pre-emption
- Pre-emption is located in Ontario County
- Shortsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shortsville
- Shortsville is located in Ontario County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,403 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shortsville <5>
- Stanley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Stanley is located in Ontario County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanley <5>
- Unionville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Unionville is located in Ontario County
How Far From Orleans to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Orleans to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Orleans and extending to:
- Canandaigua, which is the Seat of Ontario County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 170 miles [273.6 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Orleans to Albany, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 277 miles [445.8 km] to the south (S). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,731 miles [9,223.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,452 miles [10,383.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,328 miles [6,965.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Orleans. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Ontario County: www.co.ontario.ny.us/
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Orleans) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Orleans. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9187, Longitude: -77.1144 In this case, the coordinates for Orleans have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Orleans, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Orleans 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Orleans to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.614 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.758 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.105 degrees. |