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Explore Orange Heights
The district Orange Heights of Fairview in Orange County (North Carolina) is located in United States about 225 mi south-west of Washington DC, the country's capital.
If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Hillsborough, Durham, Graham, Roxboro and Pittsboro. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 14°C / 58 °F
Morning Temperature | 4°C / 39 °F |
Evening Temperature | 10°C / 50 °F |
Night Temperature | 8°C / 46 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 50% |
Air Pressure | 1020 hPa |
Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (4 mph) from North-East |
Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 9% of sky |
General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Monday, 25th of November 2024
16°C (61 °F)
12°C (53 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.
Tuesday, 26th of November 2024
16°C (60 °F)
5°C (41 °F)
Broken clouds, moderate breeze.
Wednesday, 27th of November 2024
12°C (53 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Holiday Inn Express HILLSBOROUGH (DURHAM AREA)
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Videos from this area
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Hillsborough, NC: Among America's Coolest Small Towns
Hillsborough, N.C., is among America's coolest small towns! The town was a semi-finalist in Budget Travel magazine's 2015 contest, amassing the most nominations in Fall 2014 and placing third...
Fishing The Eno In Hillsborough
Fishing The Eno In Hillsborough Uncle Steve fishes the Eno River at Gold Park in Hillsborough, North Carolina. He remarks that: The Battle of Alamance (May 16, 1771) ended the...
Life Well Run: Hillsborough Riverwalk
Riverwalk is a 1.8-mile greenway along the Eno River corridor in Hillsborough, N.C., and a part of the N.C. Mountains-to-Sea Trail. Members of the student chapter of the International City/County...
NC Piedmont Passes Through Hillsborough
The NCDOT "Piedmont" train passes through Hillsborough, NC, where it currently does not stop. We support adding a train stop in Hillsborough for passenger trains!
Hillsborough Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade
View a bit on the upgrade of the Hillsborough Wastewater Treatment Plant during construction in June 2012.
Willowbend Lane, Hillsborough, NC 27278
http://willowbendlaneproperties.epropertysites.com?rs=youtube Beautiful building lots available on the outskirts of downtown Hillsborough. Enjoy life in this...
Riverwalk Opening Celebration
The Town of Hillsborough features Riverwalk, a 1.8-mile greenway along the Eno River corridor in Hillsborough, N.C., and a part of the N.C. Mountains-to-Sea Trail. The town celebrated with...
State of the Town Address 2010: Poem
Hillsborough Poet Laureate Mike Troy presents a poem prior to the State of the Town address on Feb. 23, 2010, at Central Orange Senior Center. Hillsborough C...
State of the Town Address 2010
Hillsborough Mayor Tom Stevens delivers the 2010 State of the Town address on Feb. 23 at Central Orange Senior Center, challenging citizens to get involved.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Orange County, North Carolina
Orange County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2010 census, the population was 133,801. Its county seat is Hillsborough. It is home to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, an institution of the University of North Carolina System and the oldest state-supported university in the United States.
Hillsborough, North Carolina
The town of Hillsborough is the county seat of Orange County, North Carolina. The population was 6,087 as of 2010. Its name was unofficially shortened to "Hillsboro" over the years (beginning in the 19th century) but was changed back to its original spelling in the late 1960s.
Carrboro, North Carolina
Carrboro is a town in Orange County in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The population was 19,582 at the 2010 census. The town, which is part of the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill metropolitan statistical area, was named after North Carolina industrialist Julian Shakespeare Carr. Located directly west of Chapel Hill, home of the University of North Carolina's flagship campus, Carrboro has a reputation as one of the most liberal communities in the Southern United States.
Mebane, North Carolina
Mebane is a city located mostly in Alamance County, North Carolina, United States, with a part of it in Orange County, North Carolina. It is part of the Burlington and Chapel Hill North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town was named for General Alexander Mebane, Jr. , a Revolutionary War general and member of the U.S. Congress. It was incorporated as Mebanesville in 1881 and in 1883 the name was changed to Mebane. In 1987, the official name became the City of Mebane.
WXDU
WXDU is a non-commercial campus radio station broadcasting a college radio format. Licensed to Durham, North Carolina, USA, the station serves the North Carolina college area. The station is currently owned by Duke University.
East Chapel Hill High School
East Chapel Hill High School ("East") is a public high school in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. It is the second high school of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools district which contains two other high schools, Chapel Hill High School and Carrboro High School. The mascot is the Wildcat, in keeping with the school system's theme of big cats for high school mascots.
Chapel Hill High School (Chapel Hill, North Carolina)
Chapel Hill High School is a public high school in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. It is located close to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Chapel Hill High School is part of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools district which contains two other high schools, Carrboro High School and East Chapel Hill High School.
Duke Forest
Duke Forest is a forest managed by Duke University for research, teaching, and recreation. It is located in the edge of the Piedmont (United States) in Durham County, Orange County, and Alamance County in North Carolina. Four of its six divisions lie within the triangle formed by Durham, Chapel Hill, and Hillsborough.
Cedar Ridge High School (North Carolina)
Cedar Ridge High School is a school in Hillsborough, North Carolina. It was officially opened in 2002, and at the time only served students in grades nine through eleven. The original student body was primarily made up of students in the southern portion of Orange High School's attendance area (in general, areas south of US Highway 70, exclusive of the attendance areas of Chapel Hill High School and East Chapel Hill High School). The first senior class graduated in 2004.
WDNC
WDNC is a Sports Talk radio station licensed to Durham, North Carolina but based in Raleigh, North Carolina with a frequency of 620 AM. WDNC and branded 620 the Buzz and is affiliated with the ESPN Radio Network. In addition, WDNC is the flagship station for the Duke Blue Devils and is the local affiliate of the Charlotte Bobcats.
WLLQ
WLLQ is a daytime only AM radio station licensed to Chapel Hill, North Carolina heard at 1530 kHz. The station is part of a simulcast of the Spanish language oldies music format called Radio La Grande.
Duke School (Durham, North Carolina)
Duke School is a nonprofit independent Preschool-8th grade school in Durham, North Carolina, founded in 1947, as an innovative, project-based elementary lab school supported by Duke University's psychology department, which wanted to test their research on how children learn best. The school has been separate from Duke University since 1983, but a strong academic influence is still evident in the school's research-driven teaching practices and curriculum.
WCHL (AM)
WCHL is a radio station based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina broadcasting at 1360 AM. It is the flagship station of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill radio sports broadcasts and an affiliate of the CBS Radio Network. Much of its programming is geared towards the Chapel Hill/Carrboro community, with a focus on local news and community affairs programming.
University City (Charlotte neighborhood)
"University Research Park" redirects here. For other research parks, see List of research parks. University City (sometimes University Area or U-City) is an edge city mostly within the city limits of Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, surrounding the University of North Carolina at Charlotte campus. It is found in northeastern Mecklenburg County, southeast of Interstate 85 and predominantly along University City Boulevard and W.T. Harris Boulevard.
Orange High School (North Carolina)
Orange High School is a high school in the northern area of Orange County, North Carolina.
WTNC-LD
WTNC-LD is a low-powered television station in the Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina television market. Licensed to Durham, WTNC-LP is affiliated with the Spanish-language UniMás network. Owned by Univision and operated alongside WUVC-DT, it broadcasts on UHF channel 26. In addition to its low-powered signal WTNC-LP can be seen on Time Warner channel 17 in Raleigh/Fayetteville and channel 20 in Durham/Chapel Hill. WTNC-LP is also now carried on WUVC digital subchannel 40.2.
Emerson Waldorf School
The Emerson Waldorf School, founded in 1984, is a Pre-K to Grade 12 Waldorf school with about 250 enrolled students. The 54-acre campus is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The school offers a curriculum based on the philosophical and pedagogical indications of Rudolf Steiner, designed to promote interdisciplinary and multi-sensory learning. The school celebrated its twenty-fifth anniversary in 2009.
WNCU
WNCU is a radio station broadcasting a Jazz format. Licensed to Durham, North Carolina, USA, the station serves the Raleigh area. The station is currently owned by North Carolina Central University and features programing from National Public Radio and Public Radio International.
Trinity School of Durham and Chapel Hill
Trinity School of Durham and Chapel Hill is an independent Christian school in Durham, North Carolina in the United States.
WPLW
WPLW is a radio station licensed to Hillsborough, North Carolina, USA. It serves the Raleigh, North Carolina area with a contemporary hit radio format. The station is owned by New Century Media Group. According to FCC ownership filings, New Century Media Group is 100% owned by Donald W Curtis, Chairman and CEO of Curtis Media Group. WPLW currently simulcasts with Curtis Media Group-owned WWPL.
Renaissance Computing Institute
Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI) was launched in 2004 as collaborative institute involving the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Duke University, and North Carolina State University. RENCI develops collaborations that combined the expertise and resources of these three universities and North Carolina’s Research Triangle Park area.
Miles, North Carolina
Miles is an unincorporated community in Orange County, North Carolina, United States, located on U.S. Route 70, north of Buckhorn.
Horace Williams Airport
Horace Williams Airport is a public use airport located one nautical mile (1.85 km) north of the central business district of Chapel Hill, a city in Orange County, North Carolina, United States. It is owned by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned IGX by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.
Carolina Friends School
Carolina Friends School is an independent, co-educational Quaker school located in Durham, North Carolina. It enrolls students from pre-kindergarten through grade 12. The school was founded in 1962 by members of the Durham Friends Meeting and Chapel Hill Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends.
Hillsborough (Amtrak station)
Hillsborough is a planned train station in Hillsborough, North Carolina located on the North Carolina Railroad (NCRR). Plans call for the station to be completed by 2015 at a cost of $8.9 million. The station will be located at the intersection of Churton Street and US 70A. When completed, Amtrak's Carolinian and Piedmont will serve the station.