Orkney Springs
Orkney Springs is an unincorporated community and census designated place in western Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States. The reason for the name "Orkney" is unknown, but believed to be tied to either the Orkney Islands off the coast of Scotland or to the Earl of Orkney, since one of the earliest European landowners was Dr.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in Shenandoah County, Virgina
- Also known as: “Orkney”, “Orkney Springs, VA”, “Orkney Springs, Virginia”, and “Yellow Springs”
- Postal code: 22845
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Basye and Basore.
Basye
Village
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Mount Jackson is a town of 2100 people in Shenandoah County, Virginia. The town has history as a commercial and railroad hub in the region, with rich Civil War heritage and a historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Basye is situated 1½ miles northeast of Orkney Springs.
Basore
Hamlet
Basore is an unincorporated community on Upper Cove Run in Hardy County, West Virginia, United States. Basore lies to the east of Mathias at the eastern approach of a gap in Cove Mountain. Basore is situated 5 miles north of Orkney Springs.
Mount Clifton
Village
Mount Clifton is a census-designated place in Shenandoah County, in the U.S. state of Virginia. As of the 2020 decennial census the village was noted as having 110 residents with 6 being Native American or Alaska Native, 1 being Asian, 0 Black or African… Mount Clifton is situated 6 miles southeast of Orkney Springs.
Orkney Springs
- Categories: census-designated place in the United States and locality
- Location: Shenandoah County, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.79539° or 38° 47′ 43″ northLongitude
-78.81447° or 78° 48′ 52″ westElevation
1,490 feet (454 metres)Open location code
87C3Q5WP+56OpenStreetMap ID
node 158526668OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From French to Volapük—“Orkney Springs” goes by many names.
- French: “Orkney Springs”
- Persian: “اورکنی اسپرینگز، ویرجینیا”
- Persian: “اورکنی اسپرینگز”
- Volapük: “Orkney Springs (VA)”
- Volapük: “Orkney Springs (Virginia)”
- Volapük: “Orkney Springs, VA”
- Volapük: “Orkney Springs, Virginia”
- Volapük: “Orkney Springs”
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Highlights include Orkney Springs Post Office and Spring Mountain.
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