Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Orla, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Orla and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Orla
- 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 Orla:
- 31.824646, -103.908371
- 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 Orla
- 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 Reeves County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Reeves County
- Since Orla is near Eddy County and also Loving County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Eddy County
- eBird sighting report for Loving 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Orla ...
We found one communities that share the name Orla.
Within Texas, the name Orla is unique.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Orla in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Orla ...
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.
- Lookout ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest) - Lookout Crossing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lookout Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout Crossing
- Lookout Crossing is located in Eddy County (NM)
- Old Christian Place
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Christian Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Christian Place
- Old Christian Place is located in Culberson County
- Pierce Canyon Crossing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierce Canyon Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Canyon Crossing
- Pierce Canyon Crossing is located in Eddy County (NM)
- Red Bluff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Robinson Arms Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinson Arms Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Arms Landing
- Robinson Arms Landing is located in Reeves County
- Rock House Crossing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock House Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock House Crossing
- Rock House Crossing is located in Eddy County (NM)
- Woody ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woody. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody
- Woody is located in Loving County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Woody
- From Orla to Woody
How Far From Orla 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 Orla to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Orla once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Orla and extending to:
- Pecos, which is the Seat of Reeves County, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Orla to Pecos, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 380 miles [611.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,583 miles [2,547.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 62 days and walking would take 90 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,290 miles [11,732.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,039 miles [12,937.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,931 miles [9,545 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Orla) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Orla. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.8246, Longitude: -103.9084 |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | 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 Orla, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Orla to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 324.738 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 322.052 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.042 degrees. |