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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 Orland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Orland 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 Orland:
    • 39.382847, -82.423766
    • 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 Orland
  • 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 Orland is near Hocking County and also Athens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hocking County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Athens 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 Orland

Communities Also Named Orland ...

We found seven communities that are also named Orland.

Within Ohio, the name Orland is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Glenn County
      • This Orland is located in Glenn County and lies 2,099 miles [3,378 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Orland that is located in Vinton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Glenn County community of Orland.
    • Georgia
      • Treutlen County
      • This Orland is located in Treutlen County and lies 480 miles [772.5 km]<1> to the south of the Orland that is located in Vinton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Treutlen County community of Orland.
    • Illinois
      • Cook 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 Illinois community of Orland [Cook County].
    • Indiana
      • Steuben County
      • This Orland is located in Steuben County and lies 216 miles [347.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Orland that is located in Vinton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Steuben County community of Orland.
    • Maine
      • Hancock County
      • This Orland is located in Hancock County and lies 787 miles [1,266.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Orland that is located in Vinton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Orland.
    • Ontario
      • 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 Ontario community of Orland.
    • South Dakota
      • Lake County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Orland [Lake County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Orland ...

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.

  • Blackjack
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Blackjack is located in Hocking County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack
  • Cedar Falls ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedar Falls is located in Hocking County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Falls
  • Cedar Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedar Grove is located in Hocking County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Coonville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Coonville is located in Hocking County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coonville
  • Elk Fork
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Elk Fork is located in Vinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Fork
  • Hope ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hope is located in Vinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
  • Hue
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Hue is located in Vinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hue
  • Moonville ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Moonville is located in Vinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
  • Mount Pleasant
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Hocking County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Point Pleasant ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Point Pleasant is located in Hocking County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
  • Smock ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Smock is located in Hocking County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smock
  • Union Furnace
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Union Furnace is located in Hocking County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Furnace

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

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

  • McArthur, which is the Seat of Vinton County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Orland to McArthur, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 50 miles [80.5 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 290 miles [466.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,099 miles [9,815.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,818 miles [10,972.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,694 miles [7,554.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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 from Point A (ie- Orland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Orland 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>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 Orland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Orland 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 Orland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3828, Longitude: -82.4238       In this case, the coordinates for Orland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.126 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.195 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.878 degrees.