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Welcome to Lorane Orchards ...

Lorane Orchards is located in Berks County<1>.

Lorane Orchards is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Lorane Orchards lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Lorane Orchards ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lorane Orchards.

  • Reading
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Pottstown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Ephrata
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Wyomissing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyomissing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyomissing
    • Wyomissing is located in Berks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,605 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyomissing <3>
  • New Holland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Shillington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Birdsboro
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Kutztown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Royersford
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Hamburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Lorane Orchards. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lorane Orchards.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lorane Orchards. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lorane Orchards.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lorane Orchards. See our Newspapers Page for Lorane Orchards.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lorane Orchards ...

Looking for more information about Lorane Orchards? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Lorane Orchards, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lorane Orchards.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Berks, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lorane Orchards - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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.