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We found nineteen communities that are also named Orleans.
Within Vermont, the name Orleans is unique.
Beyond Vermont, we know of nineteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, eighteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
California
Humboldt County
This Orleans is located in Humboldt County and lies 2,558 miles [4,116.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Orleans that is located in Orleans County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humboldt County community of Orleans.
Florida
Citrus County
This community is historic<2> and although located in Citrus County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Citrus County community of Orleans.
Georgia
Rockdale County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Orleans [Rockdale County].
Illinois
Morgan County
This Orleans is located in Morgan County and lies 976 miles [1,570.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Orleans that is located in Orleans County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Orleans.
Indiana
Orange County
This Orleans is located in Orange County and lies 846 miles [1,361.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Orleans that is located in Orleans County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Orleans.
Iowa
Appanoose County
This Orleans is located in Appanoose County and lies 1,071 miles [1,723.6 km]<1> to the west of the Orleans that is located in Orleans County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Appanoose County community of Orleans.
Dickinson County
This Orleans is located in Dickinson County and lies 1,134 miles [1,825 km] to the west of the Orleans that is located in Orleans County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dickinson County community of Orleans.
Maryland
Allegany 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 Maryland community of Orleans [Allegany County].
Massachusetts
Barnstable County
This Orleans is located in Barnstable County and lies 236 miles [379.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Orleans that is located in Orleans County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barnstable County community of Orleans.
Michigan
Ionia County
This Orleans is located in Ionia County and lies 653 miles [1,050.9 km]<1> to the west of the Orleans that is located in Orleans County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ionia County community of Orleans.
Minnesota
Kittson County
This Orleans is located in Kittson County and lies 1,195 miles [1,923.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Orleans that is located in Orleans County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kittson County community of Orleans.
Missouri
Polk County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Orleans [Polk County].
Nebraska
Harlan County
This Orleans is located in Harlan County and lies 1,417 miles [2,280.4 km]<1> to the west of the Orleans that is located in Orleans County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harlan County community of Orleans.
New York
Ontario County
This Orleans is located in Ontario County and lies 277 miles [445.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Orleans that is located in Orleans County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ontario County community of Orleans.
North Carolina
Lincoln County
This Orleans is located in Lincoln County and lies 806 miles [1,297.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Orleans that is located in Orleans County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Orleans.
Ohio
Wood County
This community is historic<2> and although located in Wood County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Orleans.
Ontario
This Orleans lies 167 miles [268.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Orleans that is located in Orleans County.
Oregon
Linn County
This Orleans is located in Linn County and lies 2,460 miles [3,959 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Orleans that is located in Orleans County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Orleans.
South Dakota
Faulk 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 South Dakota community of Orleans [Faulk County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Orleans ...
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.
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 village such as Orleans to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Orleans and extending to:
Montpelier, which is the State Capital of Vermont, lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Orleans to Montpelier, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full 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.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 477 miles [767.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,456 miles [8,780.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,176 miles [9,939.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,051 miles [6,519.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Orleans) 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 Orleans, 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 Orleans 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 Orleans 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 Orleans. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8107, Longitude: -72.2023 In this case, the coordinates for Orleans have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.295 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.346 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.832 degrees.