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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 Orton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Orton and the surrounding area.
- 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 Orton:
- 38.835091, -80.928440
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Orton
- 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 Gilmer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gilmer County
- Since Orton is near Calhoun County and also Braxton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Braxton 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Orton
Communities Also Named Orton ...
We found nine communities that are also named Orton.
Within West Virginia, the name Orton is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, seven are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Arkansas
- Little River County
- This Orton is located in Little River County and lies 806 miles [1,297.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Orton that is located in Gilmer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Little River County community of Orton.
- Iowa
- Harrison County
- This Orton is located in Harrison County and lies 806 miles [1,297.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Orton that is located in Gilmer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Orton.
- Kansas
- Seward 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 Orton [Seward County].
- Massachusetts
- Bristol 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 Massachusetts community of Orton [Bristol County].
- North Carolina
- Columbus 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 North Carolina community of Orton [Columbus County].
- Ontario
- This Orton lies 343 miles [552 km]<1> to the north of the Orton that is located in Gilmer County.
- South Dakota
- Stanley County
- This Orton is located in Stanley County and lies 1,099 miles [1,768.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Orton that is located in Gilmer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stanley County community of Orton.
- Utah
- Garfield 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 Utah community of Orton [Garfield County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Orton ...
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.
- Cedarville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cedarville is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- German ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- German is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German
- Hardman
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hardman is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardman
- Hope ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hope is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Index ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Index is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Index
- Let ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Let is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Let
- Normantown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Progress ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Progress is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Rosedale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rosedale is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Sand Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sand Ridge is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
- Shock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shock is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shock
- Stumptown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Stumptown is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
How Far From Orton 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 Orton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Orton and extending to:
- Glenville, which is the Seat of Gilmer County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Orton to Charleston, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 209 miles [336.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,063 miles [9,757.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,777 miles [10,906.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,652 miles [7,486.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 from Point A (ie- Orton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Orton 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Orton 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 Orton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8351, Longitude: -80.9284 In this case, the coordinates for Orton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.222 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.084 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.399 degrees. |
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