From Sky and Telescope:
"The Orionid meteor shower is active in the early mornings this week, probably peaking on the morning of Wednesday the 21st. The Moon is out of the sky. This could be a good year for the shower; the Orionids show signs of a 12-year periodicity (unrelated to their longer orbital period), and 2009 is at the top of this cycle assuming it continues. Under a dark sky you might see up to 30 meteors per hour in the hours before dawn — but no guarantees."
Use the interactive sky chart to get oriented.
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/skychart/
An addendum from Space.com
http://www.space.com/spacewatch/0910...y-orionid.html
And another source for information:
http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx?c=a&id=8736#