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Explore Orient in United States

Orient in the region of Texas is a town in United States - some 1,379 mi or ( 2219 km ) West of Washington , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Orient is now 06:16 AM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " America/Chicago " with a UTC offset of -5 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Abilene, Albany, Austin, Dallas, and Fort Worth. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Abilene . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Orient ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Dreamscape 1968 Silver Eagle Video Tour

6:43 min by dreamscapeeagle
Views: 17197 Rating: 5.00

Video tour of our 1968 Silver Eagle Bus Conversion. This shows the interior work we have completed so far. ..

Plane Ride to see the Roscoe Wind Turbines

9:09 min by Fikenhild
Views: 1300 Rating: 5.00

David Duncan takes me on a plane ride in his 1946 Cessna 140 on January 17, 2011. We fly around Nolan County and get a good look at the Roscoe Wind Farm in the process. ..


PlowBoy Mud Bogs July 2012

24:37 min by Curtis Hournbuckle
Views: 489 Rating: 0.00

Roscoe, Texas ..

Skeet's by Sweet Water Texas - Best Rib Eye - YouTube Travel

2:05 min by JCVdude
Views: 346 Rating: 5.00

Skeet's Texas Grill - By far one of the best prepared and tasting steaks I have eaten in years, full of flavor and melt in your mouth tender, Cindy had the same high compliment for her fajitas... On t ..


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Interesting facts about this location

KXOX

KXOX is a radio station in the Sweetwater, Texas area, simulcast on 96.7 FM and 1240 AM. The station's format is country music. The station is owned by Stein Broadcasting Company.

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Located at 32.49 -100.39 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Country radio stations in the United States, Radio stations established in 1935, Radio stations in Abilene, Texas

Sweetwater, Texas

Sweetwater is the county seat of Nolan County, Texas, United States. The population was 11,415 at the 2000 census.

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Located at 32.47 -100.41 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Cities in Texas, County seats in Texas, Micropolitan areas of Texas, Populated places in Nolan County, Texas

Roscoe, Texas

Roscoe is a town in Nolan County, Texas, United States located near the intersection of Interstate 20 and US Highway 84. The Union Pacific Railroad passes through the center of town. Another rail line, the Roscoe, Snyder and Pacific Railway (RS&P), used to extend 50 miles from Roscoe to Fluvanna, passing through Snyder, Texas. Built in 1908, the railway served as a bridge between the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway and the Texas and Pacific Railway.

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Located at 32.44 -100.54 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Cities in Texas, Populated places in Nolan County, Texas

Trent Wind Farm

The Trent Wind Farm, also known as the Trent Mesa Wind Project, is a 150 megawatt wind power station located between Abilene and Sweetwater in West Texas. The wind farm consists of 100 GE wind turbines each rated at 1.5 megawatts. American Electric Power owns the Trent Wind Farm and TXU purchases the electricity produced under a long-term agreement. The Trent Wind Farm began commercial operation in 2001, when it was the fourth largest wind farm operating in the United States.

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Located at 32.42 -100.21 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Nolan County, Texas, Energy infrastructure completed in 2001, Wind farms in Texas

Shango Patera

Shango Patera is a patera, or a complex crater with scalloped edges, on Jupiter's moon Io. It is about 90 kilometers in diameter and is located at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:32.35|N|100.52|W|globe:io_type:landmark_source:gpn|||| |primary |name= }}. It is named after the Yoruba thunder god Shango. Its name was approved by the International Astronomical Union in 2000. It is located north of Skythia Mons.

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Located at 32.35 -100.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Volcanoes of Io