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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 Orville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Orville 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 Orville:
- 44.853731, -123.147598
- 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 Orville
- 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 Marion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
- Since Orville is near Polk County and also Linn County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Linn 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 Orville
Communities Also Named Orville ...
We found ten communities that are also named Orville.
Within Oregon, the name Orville is unique.
Beyond Oregon, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, nine are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- La Paz County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in La Paz County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the La Paz County community of Orville.
- Kentucky
- Henry County
- This Orville is located in Henry County and lies 2,003 miles [3,223.5 km]<2> to the east of the Orville that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Orville.
- Louisiana
- East Feliciana Parish
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Orville [East Feliciana Parish].
- Manitoba
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Michigan
- Antrim County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Orville [Antrim County].
- Mackinac County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Orville [Mackinac County].
- Saginaw County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Orville [Saginaw County].
- North Carolina
- Mecklenburg County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Orville [Mecklenburg County].
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- This Orville is located in Allegheny County and lies 2,193 miles [3,529.3 km]<2> to the east of the Orville that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Orville.
- West Virginia
- Logan County
- This Orville is located in Logan County and lies 2,168 miles [3,489.1 km]<2> to the east of the Orville that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Orville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Orville ...
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.
- Bowersville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bowersville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowersville
- Brush College
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Brush College is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush College
- Fir Villa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fir Villa is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fir Villa
- Four Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Four Corners is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Hopville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hopville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopville
- Independence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Liberty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Mitchell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mitchell is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Oak Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Pringle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pringle is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pringle
- Rosedale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rosedale is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Sunnyside
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sunnyside is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
How Far From Orville 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 Orville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Orville and extending to:
- Salem, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies just to the northeast (NE).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,373 miles [3,819 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Orville to White House, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take 5 days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 135 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 93 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,966 miles [11,210.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,728 miles [12,437 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,841 miles [9,400.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Orville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Orville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Orville 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Orville 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 Orville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8537, Longitude: -123.1476 In this case, the coordinates for Orville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.403 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.912 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.462 degrees. |
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