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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 Orange Valley Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Orange Valley Estates 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 Orange Valley Estates:
- 27.998349, -97.955278
- 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 Orange Valley Estates
- 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 Jim Wells County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jim Wells County
- Since Orange Valley Estates is near San Patricio County and also Live Oak County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for San Patricio County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Live Oak 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 Orange Valley Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Orange Valley Estates ...
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.
- Bluntzer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bluntzer is located in Nueces County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluntzer
- Casa Blanca
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Casa Blanca is located in Jim Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Blanca
- Heritage Acres
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Heritage Acres is located in Jim Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Acres
- Heritage Acres has also been known as:
- Heritage Acres Colonia
- Johns Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Johns Valley is located in Jim Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Valley
- Johns Valley has also been known as:
- Johns Valley Colonia
- Lake City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lake City is located in San Patricio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
- Orange Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Owl Ranch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Owl Ranch is located in Jim Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Ranch
- Peace Valley Harbor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Peace Valley Harbor is located in Live Oak County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Valley Harbor
- Sandy Bluff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sandy Bluff is located in Jim Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bluff
- Sandy Bluff has also been known as:
- Sandy Bluff Colonia
How Far From Orange Valley Estates 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 Orange Valley Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Orange Valley Estates and extending to:
- Alice, which is the Seat of Jim Wells County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Orange Valley Estates to Alice, with an average speed<3> 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 five to six hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 157 miles [252.7 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,415 miles [2,277.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 56 days and walking would take 81 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,281 miles [11,717.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,004 miles [12,881.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,880 miles [9,462.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Orange Valley Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Orange Valley Estates 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 Orange Valley Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.9983, Longitude: -97.9553 In this case, the coordinates for Orange Valley Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.981 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.928 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.568 degrees. |
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