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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 Orangeville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Orangeville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Orangeville:
    • 39.227932, -111.053116
    • 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 Orangeville
  • 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 Orangeville ...

We found eleven communities that share the name Orangeville.

Within Utah, the name Orangeville is unique.

Beyond Utah, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, ten are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Stephenson County
      • This Orangeville is located in Stephenson County and lies 1,137 miles [1,829.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Orangeville that is located in Emery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stephenson County community of Orangeville.
    • Indiana
      • DeKalb County
      • This Orangeville is located in DeKalb County and lies 1,382 miles [2,224.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Orangeville that is located in Emery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Orangeville.
      • Orange County
      • This Orangeville is located in Orange County and lies 1,312 miles [2,111.5 km] to the east of the Orangeville that is located in Emery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Orangeville.
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore City
      • This Orangeville is located in Baltimore City and lies 1,833 miles [2,949.9 km]<1> to the east of the Orangeville that is located in Emery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore City community of Orangeville.
    • Michigan
      • Barry County
      • This Orangeville is located in Barry County and lies 1,347 miles [2,167.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Orangeville that is located in Emery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barry County community of Orangeville.
    • Mississippi
      • Hinds County
      • This Orangeville is located in Hinds County and lies 1,238 miles [1,992.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Orangeville that is located in Emery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hinds County community of Orangeville.
    • New York
      • Wyoming County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Orangeville [Wyoming County].
    • Ohio
      • Trumbull County
      • This Orangeville is located in Trumbull County and lies 1,605 miles [2,583 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Orangeville that is located in Emery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trumbull County community of Orangeville.
    • Ontario
      • This Orangeville lies 1,621 miles [2,608.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Orangeville that is located in Emery County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Columbia County
      • This Orangeville is located in Columbia County and lies 1,820 miles [2,929 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Orangeville that is located in Emery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Orangeville.
    • Texas
      • Fannin County
      • This Orangeville is located in Fannin County and lies 907 miles [1,459.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Orangeville that is located in Emery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fannin County community of Orangeville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Orangeville ...

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.

  • Carbonville
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbonville
    • Carbonville is located in Carbon County
  • Clear Creek
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
    • Clear Creek is located in Carbon County
  • Coal City
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
    • Coal City is located in Carbon County
    • Former names for Coal City:
    • Cedar Mesa Ranch
    • Dempsey City
    • Dempseyville
    • Great Western
    • Oak Springs Bench
  • Desert Lake ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Desert Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desert Lake
    • Desert Lake is located in Emery County
  • Elmo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
    • Elmo is located in Emery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmo <5>
  • Hiawatha
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiawatha
    • Hiawatha is located in Carbon County
  • Mount Pleasant
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Sanpete County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,580 people
    • Former names for Mount Pleasant:
    • Fort Hambleton
    • Hambleton
    • Hambletowns Settlement
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <5>
  • Pigeon Hollow Junction
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pigeon Hollow Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Hollow Junction
    • Pigeon Hollow Junction is located in Sanpete County
  • Price
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Price have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
    • Price is located in Carbon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,427 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Price <5>
  • Shanty Town ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shanty Town. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanty Town
    • Shanty Town is located in Emery County
  • Spring City
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Wildcat
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildcat have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildcat
    • Wildcat is located in Carbon County

How Far From Orangeville 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 city such as Orangeville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Orangeville and extending to:

  • Castle Dale, which is the Seat of Emery County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 114 miles [183.5 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Orangeville to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,813 miles [2,917.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 71 days and walking would take 103 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,070 miles [11,378.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,838 miles [12,614 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,801 miles [9,335.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Orangeville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Emery County: www.co.emery.ut.us/

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.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- Orangeville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Orangeville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2279, Longitude: -111.0531    
<2>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 Orangeville 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.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<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 Orangeville 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 331.113 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 330.392 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.392 degrees.




 

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