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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 Orient, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Orient 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 Orient:
- 31.656822, -100.331758
- 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 Orient
- 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 Tom Green County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tom Green County
- Since Orient is near Coke County and also Runnels County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Coke County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Runnels 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 Orient
Communities Also Named Orient ...
We found sixteen communities that are also named Orient.
There are three communities within Texas that are also named Orient.
Beyond Texas, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- Nolan County
- This Orient is located in Nolan County and lies 59 miles [95 km]<1> to the north of the Orient that is located in Tom Green County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nolan County community of Orient.
- Stonewall County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Stonewall County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stonewall County community of Orient.
- Wichita 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 Texas community of Orient [Wichita County].
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Saguache 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 Colorado community of Orient [Saguache County].
- Florida
- Hillsborough 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 Florida community of Orient [Hillsborough County].
- Illinois
- Franklin County
- This Orient is located in Franklin County and lies 774 miles [1,245.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Orient that is located in Tom Green County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Orient.
- Iowa
- Adair County
- This Orient is located in Adair County and lies 736 miles [1,184.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Orient that is located in Tom Green County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adair County community of Orient.
- Maine
- Aroostook County
- This Orient is located in Aroostook County and lies 1,984 miles [3,192.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Orient that is located in Tom Green County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aroostook County community of Orient.
- Michigan
- Osceola 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 Orient [Osceola County].
- New York
- Suffolk County
- This Orient is located in Suffolk County and lies 1,680 miles [2,703.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Orient that is located in Tom Green County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Orient.
- Ohio
- Pickaway County
- This Orient is located in Pickaway County and lies 1,112 miles [1,789.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Orient that is located in Tom Green County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickaway County community of Orient.
- Ontario
- This Orient lies 1,650 miles [2,655.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Orient that is located in Tom Green County.
- Oregon
- Multnomah County
- This Orient is located in Multnomah County and lies 1,515 miles [2,438.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Orient that is located in Tom Green County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Multnomah County community of Orient.
- Pennsylvania
- Fayette County
- This Orient is located in Fayette County and lies 1,277 miles [2,055.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Orient that is located in Tom Green County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Orient.
- South Dakota
- Faulk County
- This Orient is located in Faulk County and lies 917 miles [1,475.8 km]<1> to the north of the Orient that is located in Tom Green County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Faulk County community of Orient.
- Washington
- Ferry County
- This Orient is located in Ferry County and lies 1,508 miles [2,426.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Orient that is located in Tom Green County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ferry County community of Orient.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Orient ...
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.
- Grape Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Grape Creek is located in Tom Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Creek
- Harriet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Harriet is located in Tom Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriet
- Marie
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Marie is located in Runnels County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marie
- Miles
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pecan Mott
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pecan Mott is located in Coke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Mott
- Robert Lee
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Seventeen Mile Crossing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sixmile Crossing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sixmile Crossing is located in Tom Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile Crossing
- Sixteen Mile Crossing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sixteen Mile Crossing is located in Tom Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixteen Mile Crossing
How Far From Orient 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 Orient to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Orient and extending to:
- San Angelo, which is the Seat of Tom Green County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Orient to San Angelo, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 180 miles [289.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,400 miles [2,253.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 55 days and walking would take 80 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,174 miles [11,545.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,915 miles [12,738 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,797 miles [9,329.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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- Orient) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Orient, 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 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 Orient 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Orient 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 Orient. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.6568, Longitude: -100.3318 In this case, the coordinates for Orient have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 322.186 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.997 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.368 degrees. |
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