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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, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Orange 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:
- 30.093152, -93.737820
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Orange
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Orange ...
We found 29 communities that share the name Orange.
Within Texas, the name Orange is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another 29 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Franklin County
- This Orange is located in Franklin County and lies 465 miles [748.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Orange that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Orange.
- California
- Orange County
- This Orange is located in Orange County and lies 1,432 miles [2,304.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Orange that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Orange.
- Connecticut
- New Haven County
- This Orange is located in New Haven County and lies 1,389 miles [2,235.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Orange that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Haven County community of Orange.
- Florida
- Liberty County
- This Orange is located in Liberty County and lies 520 miles [836.9 km]<1> to the east of the Orange that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Liberty County community of Orange.
- Georgia
- Cherokee County
- This Orange is located in Cherokee County and lies 619 miles [996.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Orange that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Orange.
- Illinois
- Clark County
- This Orange is located in Clark County and lies 712 miles [1,145.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Orange that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Orange.
- Indiana
- Fayette County
- This Orange is located in Fayette County and lies 810 miles [1,303.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Orange that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Orange.
- Iowa
- Black Hawk County
- This Orange is located in Black Hawk County and lies 855 miles [1,376 km]<1> to the north of the Orange that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Black Hawk County community of Orange.
- Kansas
- Norton County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Norton County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norton County community of Orange.
- Sheridan County
- This community is historic and although located in Sheridan County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sheridan County community of Orange.
- Smith County
- This community is historic and although located in Smith County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smith County community of Orange.
- Massachusetts
- Franklin County
- This Orange is located in Franklin County and lies 1,464 miles [2,356.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Orange that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Orange.
- Michigan
- Ionia County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Orange [Ionia County].
- Mississippi
- Franklin County
- This Orange is located in Franklin County and lies 186 miles [299.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Orange that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Orange.
- Jasper County
- This Orange is located in Jasper County and lies 316 miles [508.6 km] to the east northeast of the Orange that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Orange.
- Missouri
- Lawrence County
- This Orange is located in Lawrence County and lies 480 miles [772.5 km]<1> to the north of the Orange that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Orange.
- New Hampshire
- Grafton County
- This Orange is located in Grafton County and lies 1,515 miles [2,438.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Orange that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grafton County community of Orange.
- New Jersey
- Essex County
- This Orange is located in Essex County and lies 1,317 miles [2,119.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Orange that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Orange.
- New Mexico
- Dona Ana County
- This Orange is located in Dona Ana County and lies 772 miles [1,242.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Orange that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dona Ana County community of Orange.
- Otero County
- Although located in Otero County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Otero County community of Orange.
- North Carolina
- Sampson County
- This Orange is located in Sampson County and lies 949 miles [1,527.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Orange that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sampson County community of Orange.
- Ohio
- Coshocton County
- This Orange is located in Coshocton County and lies 977 miles [1,572.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Orange that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coshocton County community of Orange.
- Cuyahoga County
- This Orange is located in Cuyahoga County and lies 1,040 miles [1,673.7 km] to the northeast of the Orange that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cuyahoga County community of Orange.
- Delaware County
- This Orange is located in Delaware County and lies 921 miles [1,482.2 km] to the northeast of the Orange that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Orange.
- Pennsylvania
- Luzerne County
- This Orange is located in Luzerne County and lies 1,263 miles [2,032.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Orange that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Orange.
- Vermont
- Orange County
- This Orange is located in Orange County and lies 1,515 miles [2,438.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Orange that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Orange.
- Virginia
- Orange County
- This Orange is located in Orange County and lies 1,053 miles [1,694.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Orange that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Orange.
- West Virginia
- Boone County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Orange [Boone County].
- Wisconsin
- Burnett County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Orange [Burnett County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Orange ...
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.
- Bland
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bland
- Bland is located in Orange County
- Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
- Cove is located in Orange County
- Echo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Echo is located in Orange County
- Francis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Francis have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
- Francis is located in Orange County
- Gratis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gratis have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratis
- Gratis is located in Orange County
- Little Cypress
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Cypress have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cypress
- Little Cypress is located in Orange County
- Lone Pine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Lone Pine is located in Cameron Parish (LA)
- Orangefield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orangefield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangefield
- Orangefield is located in Orange County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orangefield <5>
- Stark
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stark have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
- Stark is located in Orange County
How Far From Orange 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 city such as Orange to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Orange and extending to:
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 239 miles [384.6 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Orange to Austin, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,125 miles [1,810.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 64 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,005 miles [11,273.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,722 miles [12,427.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,597 miles [9,007.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Orange: www.orangetexas.net/ The official website for Orange County: www.co.orange.tx.us/ The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Orange) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Orange. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.0932, Longitude: -93.7378 |
<2> | 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 Orange, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<3> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Orange 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. |
<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. |
<5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<6> | 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. |
<7> | 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 to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
<8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.598 degrees. |
<9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.391 degrees. |
<10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.652 degrees. |
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