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.
- Hamlet
- …lies at an elevation of around 1,490 feet (450 metres)
- Description: unincorporated community in Shenandoah County, Virgina
- Postal code: 22845
- Also known as“Orkney”“Orkney Springs, VA”“Orkney Springs, Virginia”“Yellow Springs”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Basye and Basore.
Basye
Mount Jackson is a town of 2100 people in Shenandoah County, Virginia.
1½ miles northeast of Orkney Springs
Mount Clifton
Village
Mount Clifton is a census-designated place in Shenandoah County, in the U.S. state of Virginia.
6 miles southeast of Orkney Springs
Orkney Springs
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Latitude
38.79539° or 38° 47′ 43″ north
Longitude
-78.81447° or 78° 48′ 52″ west
Open location code
87C3Q5WP+56
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = hamlet
GeoNames ID
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In Other Languages
From French to Volapük—“Orkney Springs” goes by many names.
اورکنی اسپرینگزPersian
اورکنی اسپرینگز، ویرجینیاPersian
Orkney SpringsVolapük
Orkney Springs (VA)Volapük
Orkney Springs (Virginia)Volapük
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