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Discover Orleans in United States
Orleans in the region of Massachusetts with its 1,621 habitants is a town located in United States - some 421 mi or ( 678 km ) North-East of Washington , the country's capital .
Local time in Orleans is now 09:17 AM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " America/New York " with a UTC offset of -4 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Hartford, Barnstable, Boston, Brewster, and Chatham. When in this area, you might want to check out Hartford . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Orleans ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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White Christmas - Parkington Sisters 12-21-08
Live at the Jailhouse Tavern, Orleans, MA Benefit for homeless. ..
Tours of Cape Cod: Tour #5 The Outer Cape
Some of the sites featured in Tour #5 The Outer Cape, in my book, Tours of Cape Cod, published by Schiffer Books. ..
Orleans Vacation Rental by Skaket Beach
Cape Cod 4 bedroom vacation rental home in Orleans by Skaket Beach. eMail bf5292@c4.net ..
Flight-out of Chatham Airport on Cape Cod
A short flight over beautiful Cape Cod MA. Music written and performned by Steve Lovett. @ deerscry on YOU TUBE ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Orleans Cove
Orleans Cove is the cove in the town of Orleans, Massachusetts Looking for a place to establish a settlement, Samuel de Champlain came ashore at Orleans Cove in 1605. Champlain liked the area, but commented that "too many people already lived there". Champlain went back north, landing in Nova Scotia at an inlet on the south shore of Baie Francaise, which Champlain named Port Royal.
Located at 41.80 -69.98 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
WOCN-FM
WOCN-FM (104.7 FM, "Ocean 104.7") is a soft Adult Contemporary radio station licensed to Orleans, Massachusetts. The station is licensed to Sandab Communications (doing business as Cape Cod Broadcasting) and operated locally. WOCN-FM is a sister station to WQRC, WFCC-FM, and WKPE-FM. The WOCN call letters had formerly belonged to an FM sister station of Miami-based WOCN.
Located at 41.78 -70.01 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Eldia (ship)
The Eldia was a steel freighter which was blown ashore in East Orleans, Massachusetts on March 30, 1984. The ship, which was owned by the Greek company Thenamarias Inc. and registered in Malta, was refloated two months later by the salvage company Donjon Marine who received title to the ship as payment. A year later the ship was scrapped.
Located at 41.78 -69.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Eastham Windmill
The Eastham Windmill, located in Eastham, Massachusetts, is the oldest windmill on Cape Cod. It was constructed by Eastham resident Thomas Paine in Plymouth in 1680. It was first moved to nearby Truro in 1770, then finally to Eastham in 1793. In 1808 the windmill was moved to its present location, near the Eastham Town Hall and the Eastham Public Library. Eastham Windmill, as part of the Eastham Center Historic District, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.
Located at 41.83 -69.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
WFRQ
WFRQ — branded 93.5 Frank FM — is an FM radio station licensed to Harwich Port, Massachusetts. It serves the Cape Cod market with an Adult Hits format known as "Frank FM," which is similar to the "Jack FM" format.
Located at 41.74 -70.01 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
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