Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Orleans Cross Roads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Orleans Cross Roads and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Orleans Cross Roads
- 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 Orleans Cross Roads:
- 39.624842, -78.379140
- 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 Orleans Cross Roads
- 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 Morgan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Morgan County
- Since Orleans Cross Roads is near Allegany County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Allegany County
- eBird sighting report for Washington 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Orleans Cross Roads ...
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.
- Bath
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Doe Gully
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Fairplay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Forest Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Forest Park is located in Washington County (MD)
- Green Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Green Ridge is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Harvey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Jerome
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Jimtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Little Orleans
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Orleans have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Orleans
- Little Orleans is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Orleans <2>
- Magnolia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Magnolia is located in Morgan County
- Paw Paw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw
- Paw Paw is located in Morgan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paw Paw <2>
- Piney Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Piney Grove is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Roundtop ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Sir Johns Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sir Johns Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sir Johns Run
- Sir Johns Run is located in Morgan County
How Far From Orleans Cross Roads 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 Orleans Cross Roads to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Orleans Cross Roads and extending to:
- Berkeley Springs, which is the Seat of Morgan County, lies just to the East.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 195 miles [313.8 km]<3> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Orleans Cross Roads to Charleston, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 87 miles [140 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,923 miles [9,532.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,634 miles [10,676.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,510 miles [7,258.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Orleans Cross Roads. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Orleans Cross Roads) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Orleans Cross Roads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6248, Longitude: -78.3791 In this case, the coordinates for Orleans Cross Roads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Cross Roads to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.645 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.41 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.011 degrees. |