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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Orange
- 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:
- 44.148396, -72.402601
- 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
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Orange County
- Since Orange is near Washington County and also Caledonia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- eBird sighting report for Caledonia 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 Orange ...
We found 29 communities that share the name Orange.
Within Vermont, the name Orange is unique.
Beyond Vermont, we know of another 29 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- California
- Connecticut
- Florida
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- 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
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Franklin County
- This Orange is located in Franklin County and lies 1,334 miles [2,146.9 km]<1> to the southwest 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 1,219 miles [1,961.8 km] to the southwest 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
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- Dona Ana County
- This Orange is located in Dona Ana County and lies 2,027 miles [3,262.1 km]<1> to the west southwest 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
- Ohio
- Coshocton County
- This Orange is located in Coshocton County and lies 543 miles [873.9 km]<1> to the west southwest 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 495 miles [796.6 km] to the west southwest 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 607 miles [976.9 km] to the west southwest 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
- Texas
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
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.
- Adamant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamant
- Adamant is located in Washington County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adamant <4>
- Cookville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Edgewater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Foxville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Graniteville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graniteville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
- Graniteville is located in Washington County
- Kennedy Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennedy Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Corners
- Kennedy Corners is located in Orange County
- Upper Graniteville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Graniteville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Graniteville
- Upper Graniteville is located in Washington County
- Waits River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waits River have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waits River
- Waits River 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 community 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:
- Chelsea, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Orange to Chelsea, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Montpelier, which is the State Capital of Vermont, lies 11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 434 miles [698.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,490 miles [8,835.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,207 miles [9,989.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,083 miles [6,571 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Orange. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Vermont: https://www.vermont.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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: 44.1484, Longitude: -72.4026 In this case, the coordinates for Orange have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <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 304.524 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.489 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.275 degrees. |