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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 Orson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Orson 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 Orson:
- 41.813695, -75.447959
- 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 Orson
- 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 Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
- Since Orson is near Susquehanna County and also Delaware County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Susquehanna County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Delaware 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 Orson
Communities Also Named Orson ...
We found two communities that are also named Orson.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Orson is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Mesa 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 Orson [Mesa County].
- Iowa
- Harrison County
- This Orson is located in Harrison County and lies 1,054 miles [1,696.2 km]<2> to the west of the Orson that is located in Wayne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Orson.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Orson ...
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.
- Burnwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Burnwood is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnwood
- Cascade
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cascade is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Cold Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cold Spring is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Elkdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elkdale is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkdale
- High Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- High Lake is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Lake
- Lakeview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Maple Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Maple Grove is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Pine Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pine Mill is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mill
- Pleasant Mount
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Smiley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Smiley is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiley
- Starlight
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stevens Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Stevens Point is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Point
- Union Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Union Hill is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
How Far From Orson to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Orson to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Orson and extending to:
- Honesdale, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Orson to Honesdale, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 129 miles [207.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 217 miles [349.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,709 miles [9,187.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,423 miles [10,336.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,298 miles [6,917 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
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 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 Orson 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Orson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Orson 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 Orson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8137, Longitude: -75.4480 In this case, the coordinates for Orson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.695 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.545 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.814 degrees. |
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