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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 Orient, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Orient 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 Orient:
- 39.951187, -79.853936
- 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 Orient
- 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 Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Since Orient is near Washington County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene 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 Orient
Communities Also Named Orient ...
We found sixteen communities that are also named Orient.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Orient is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of sixteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Saguache County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Orient [Saguache County].
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Orient [Hillsborough County].
- Illinois
- Franklin County
- This Orient is located in Franklin County and lies 509 miles [819.2 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Orient that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Orient.
- Iowa
- Adair County
- This Orient is located in Adair County and lies 767 miles [1,234.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Orient that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adair County community of Orient.
- Maine
- Aroostook County
- This Orient is located in Aroostook County and lies 729 miles [1,173.2 km]<2> to the northeast of the Orient that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aroostook County community of Orient.
- Michigan
- Osceola County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Orient [Osceola County].
- New York
- Suffolk County
- This Orient is located in Suffolk County and lies 404 miles [650.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Orient that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Orient.
- Ohio
- Pickaway County
- This Orient is located in Pickaway County and lies 175 miles [281.6 km]<2> to the west of the Orient that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickaway County community of Orient.
- Ontario
- This Orient lies 452 miles [727.4 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Orient that is located in Fayette County.
- Oregon
- Multnomah County
- This Orient is located in Multnomah County and lies 2,163 miles [3,481 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Orient that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Multnomah County community of Orient.
- South Dakota
- Faulk County
- This Orient is located in Faulk County and lies 1,035 miles [1,665.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Orient that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Faulk County community of Orient.
- Texas
- Nolan County
- This Orient is located in Nolan County and lies 1,250 miles [2,011.7 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Orient that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nolan County community of Orient.
- Stonewall County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Stonewall County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stonewall County community of Orient.
- Tom Green County
- This Orient is located in Tom Green County and lies 1,277 miles [2,055.1 km] to the west southwest of the Orient that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tom Green County community of Orient.
- Wichita County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Orient [Wichita County].
- Washington
- Ferry County
- This Orient is located in Ferry County and lies 1,965 miles [3,162.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Orient that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ferry County community of Orient.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Orient ...
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.
- Century
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Century is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Century
- Chestnut Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dearth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dearth is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearth
- Edenborn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Edenborn is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenborn
- Filbert
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Filbert is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filbert
- Grindstone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Heistersburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Heistersburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heistersburg
- Helen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Helen is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
- Herbert
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Herbert is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert
- Ralph
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ralph is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
- Republic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Republic is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
- Rocks Works
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rocks Works is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocks Works
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Sea Right
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sea Right is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Right
- Searights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Searights is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searights
- Shamrock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shamrock is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
- Smock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Superior
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Superior is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
- Tuckertown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tuckertown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckertown
- Upper Peanut
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Upper Peanut is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Peanut
How Far From Orient 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 Orient to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Orient and extending to:
- Uniontown, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 158 miles [254.3 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Orient to Harrisburg, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 166 miles [267.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,969 miles [9,606.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,685 miles [10,758.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,560 miles [7,338.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Orient 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Orient) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Orient, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Orient 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 Orient. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9512, Longitude: -79.8539 In this case, the coordinates for Orient have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.524 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.457 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.539 degrees. |
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