Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Orangefield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Orangefield and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Orangefield

• 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 Orangefield:
  • 30.074933, -93.855726
  • 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 Orangefield

• 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 Orange County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
  • Since Orangefield is near Jefferson County and also Calcasieu Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Calcasieu Parish

• 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 Orangefield

Curious and Interesting Names Near Orangefield ...

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
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Bland is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bland
• Cove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Cove is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
• Echo
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Echo is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
• Francis
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Francis is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
• Gratis
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Gratis is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratis
• Groves
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Groves is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groves
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groves <1>
• Lemonville ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Lemonville is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemonville
• Little Cypress
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Little Cypress is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cypress
• Mauriceville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Mauriceville is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauriceville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mauriceville <1>
• Orange
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Orange is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange <1>
• Stark
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Stark is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
• Terry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Terry is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry

How Far From Orangefield to ...

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 Orangefield to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Orangefield and extending to:

• Orange, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies just to the East.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 232 miles [373.4 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Orangefield to Austin, with an average speed<3>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 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,131 miles [1,820.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 65 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,010 miles [11,281.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,728 miles [12,437 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,603 miles [9,017.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'