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Communities Also Named Orono ...
We found four communities that share the name Orono.
Within Ontario, the name Orono is unique.
Beyond Ontario, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maine
- Penobscot County
- This Orono is located in Penobscot County and lies 494 miles [795 km]<1> to the east.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Penobscot County community of Orono.
- Michigan
- Osceola County
- This Orono is located in Osceola County and lies 341 miles [548.8 km]<1> to the west.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Osceola County community of Orono.
- Minnesota
- Hennepin County
- This Orono is located in Hennepin County and lies 737 miles [1,186.1 km]<1> to the west.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hennepin County community of Orono.
- South Dakota
- Edmunds 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 South Dakota community of Orono [Edmunds County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Orono ...
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.
- Crooked Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crooked Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Creek
- Decker Hollow ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Elizabethville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethville
- Kirby
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirby came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
- Lotus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotus
- Lovekin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovekin came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovekin
- Maple Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mitchells Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchells Corners came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchells Corners
- Purple Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Starkville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Starkville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
How Far From Orono 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 Orono to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Orono and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 173 miles [278.4 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Orono to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>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 shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,744 miles [9,244.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,472 miles [10,415.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,350 miles [7,000.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Orono. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/
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- Orono) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Orono. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.0281, Longitude: -78.6488 |
| <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 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 Orono 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 . 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> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <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 Orono to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.481 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.911 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.371 degrees. |
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