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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 Oreton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oreton 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 Oreton:
- 39.163520, -82.411840
- 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 Oreton
- 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 Vinton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Vinton County
- Since Oreton is near Jackson County and also Meigs County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Meigs 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 Oreton
Communities Also Named Oreton ...
We found one communities that are also named Oreton.
Within Ohio, the name Oreton is unique.
Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Oreton in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Virginia
- Wise County
- This Oreton is located in Wise County and lies 163 miles [262.3 km]<1> to the south of the Oreton that is located in Vinton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wise County community of Oreton.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oreton ...
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.
- Alice
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Buckeye
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Buckeye is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Comet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Comet is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Elk Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Elk Fork is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Fork
- Glen Roy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hawks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hawks is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks
- Maple Grove ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Grove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Pincher ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pincher is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pincher
- Prattsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Prattsville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsville
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Puritan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Puritan is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puritan
- Red Diamond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Red Diamond is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Diamond
- Roads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Roads is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roads
- Tom Corwin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tom Corwin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Corwin
- Valley Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Valley Ford is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Ford
- Zeal ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Zeal is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeal
How Far From Oreton 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 Oreton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oreton and extending to:
- McArthur, which is the Seat of Vinton County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 64 miles [103 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Oreton to Columbus, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 288 miles [463.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,108 miles [9,829.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,827 miles [10,987 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,702 miles [7,567.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Oreton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Oreton 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 Oreton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1635, Longitude: -82.4118 In this case, the coordinates for Oreton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.123 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.16 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.943 degrees. |
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