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We found four communities that are also named Oreville.
Within South Dakota, the name Oreville is unique.
Beyond South Dakota, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Georgia
Polk 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 Georgia community of Oreville [Polk County].
Ohio
Hocking County
This Oreville is located in Hocking County and lies 1,135 miles [1,826.6 km]<2> to the east of the Oreville that is located in Pennington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hocking County community of Oreville.
Pennsylvania
Berks County
This Oreville is located in Berks County and lies 1,440 miles [2,317.5 km]<2> to the east of the Oreville that is located in Pennington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Oreville.
Virginia
Rockbridge 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 Virginia community of Oreville [Rockbridge County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oreville ...
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.
Clara Belle Camp ‑ Historic (Less than 2 miles to the east)
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 Oreville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oreville and extending to:
Rapid City, which is the Seat of Pennington County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Oreville to Rapid City, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
Pierre, which is the State Capital of South Dakota, lies 165 miles [265.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,412 miles [2,272.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 56 days and walking would take 81 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,597 miles [10,616.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,362 miles [11,848 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,308 miles [8,542.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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 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 Oreville 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oreville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
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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 Oreville 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 Oreville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.8675, Longitude: -103.6230 In this case, the coordinates for Oreville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 325.811 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.65 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.651 degrees.