Orondo, Washington
Orondo | |
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| Orondo, Washington | |
 An apple orchard in the Orondo area. | |
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| Coordinates: 47°37′33″N 120°13′31″W / 47.62583°N 120.22528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | Douglas |
| Elevation | 758 ft (231 m) |
| ZIP code | 98843 |
| Area code | 509 |
Orondo is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, Washington, United States, located alongside the eastern part of the Columbia River. It is part of the Wenatchee–East Wenatchee Metropolitan Statistical Area. The area is well known for fruit orchards, such as cherries, apples and pears. The name was derived after a mythical Great Lake Indian and was first settled in the 1880s by J.B. Smith.[1][2]
The Auvil Fruit Company is located in Orondo, which has introduce Granny Smiths, establishing M26 root stock, and fostering quality production of Fuji Apples in Washington state by the help of the founder, Grady Auvil.[3]
The town supports one 76 gas station/convenience store named the "Orondo Market Place",[4] a U.S. Post Office, an Elementary school, and a multitude of fruit stands along U.S. Highway 97. Desert Canyon Golf course is also located and features a restaurant and accommodations.
In 2018, the Subway restaurant that was located in the "Orondo Market Place" closed down
The population of the area, although not a CDP, is about 500.
Parks
Daroga State Park: A 127-acre camping park with 1.5 miles of Columbia River shoreline on the elevated edge of the desert scab-lands. First established as an orchard/ranch site in 1928, the name derived as the first letters of Auvil brother: Dave, Robert, and Grandy. A new peach was developed cataloged as the Daroga Peach. In 1981, Grady Auvil sold the property to the state of Washington and is now currently owned by the Chelan PUD but operated by Washington State Parks.[5]
History
1887, the townsite of Orondo was established by J.B Smith.
1888, Smith donated a plot of land to attract more settlers to Orondo
Agricultural Industry
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Businesses
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Environment
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Climate
| Climate data for Orondo, Washington | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 55 (13) |
62 (17) |
76 (24) |
82 (28) |
97 (36) |
102 (39) |
107 (42) |
103 (39) |
100 (38) |
87 (31) |
70 (21) |
60 (16) |
107 (42) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 35 (2) |
42 (6) |
54 (12) |
63 (17) |
71 (22) |
78 (26) |
86 (30) |
87 (31) |
78 (26) |
63 (17) |
45 (7) |
34 (1) |
61 (16) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 22 (−6) |
25 (−4) |
31 (−1) |
36 (2) |
42 (6) |
48 (9) |
53 (12) |
53 (12) |
46 (8) |
37 (3) |
29 (−2) |
21 (−6) |
37 (3) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −13 (−25) |
−9 (−23) |
14 (−10) |
26 (−3) |
30 (−1) |
33 (1) |
42 (6) |
37 (3) |
27 (−3) |
11 (−12) |
2 (−17) |
−16 (−27) |
−16 (−27) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 1.82 (46) |
1.37 (35) |
1.10 (28) |
0.68 (17) |
0.90 (23) |
0.83 (21) |
0.32 (8.1) |
0.26 (6.6) |
0.41 (10) |
0.96 (24) |
2.14 (54) |
2.39 (61) |
13.18 (333.7) |
| Source: [6] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ Majors, Harry M. (1975). Exploring Washington. Van Winkle Publishing Co. p. 96. ISBN 978-0-918664-00-6.
- ^ Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 202.
- ^ "Auvil Fruit Company | Premium Fruit Grower". Auvil Fruit Company | Premium Fruit Grower. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
- ^ "21318 Hwy 97, Orondo, WA 98843". LoopNet. Retrieved 2016-06-02.
- ^ https://www.parks.state.wa.us/495/Daroga.
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47°37′33″N 120°13′31″W / 47.62583°N 120.22528°W
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