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we pass this GPS location for Orchard Grove:
47.388556, -122.023064
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We found five communities that share the name Orchard Grove.
Within Washington, the name Orchard Grove is unique.
Beyond Washington, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Indiana
Lake County
This Orchard Grove is located in Lake County and lies 1,747 miles [2,811.5 km]<1> to the east of the Orchard Grove that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Orchard Grove.
Kansas
Sumner 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 Kansas community of Orchard Grove [Sumner County].
Ohio
Lake County
This Orchard Grove is located in Lake County and lies 2,019 miles [3,249.3 km]<1> to the east of the Orchard Grove that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Orchard Grove.
Ontario
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 Ontario community of Orchard Grove.
Wisconsin
Washington County
This Orchard Grove is located in Washington County and lies 1,649 miles [2,653.8 km]<1> to the east of the Orchard Grove that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Orchard Grove.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Orchard Grove ...
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.
Cedar Grove (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 community such as Orchard Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Orchard Grove and extending to:
Seattle, which is the Seat of King County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Orchard Grove to Seattle, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 47 miles [75.6 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,306 miles [3,711.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 90 days and walking would take 131 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,783 miles [10,916.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,545 miles [12,142.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,664 miles [9,115.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
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 from Point A (ie- Orchard Grove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Orchard Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.3886, Longitude: -122.0231
<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 Orchard Grove 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>
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 Orchard Grove 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 340.607 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.109 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.572 degrees.