Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Port Royal, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Port Royal and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Port Royal
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Port Royal:
- 32.641522, -87.745844
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Port Royal
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Hale County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Hale County
- Since Port Royal is near Greene County and also Sumter County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Greene County
- eBird sighting report for Sumter County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Port Royal ...
We found twelve communities that share the name Port Royal.
Within Alabama, the name Port Royal is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, nine are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Collier County
- This Port Royal is located in Collier County and lies 575 miles [925.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Port Royal that is located in Hale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Collier County community of Port Royal.
- Georgia
- Bryan County
- This Port Royal is located in Bryan County and lies 379 miles [609.9 km]<1> to the east of the Port Royal that is located in Hale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bryan County community of Port Royal.
- Kentucky
- Henry County
- This Port Royal is located in Henry County and lies 434 miles [698.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Port Royal that is located in Hale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Port Royal.
- Missouri
- Franklin County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Port Royal [Franklin County].
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Port Royal lies 2,029 miles [3,265.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Port Royal that is located in Hale County.
- Nova Scotia
- This Port Royal lies 1,448 miles [2,330.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Port Royal that is located in Hale County.
- Ontario
- This Port Royal lies 793 miles [1,276.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Port Royal that is located in Hale County.
- Pennsylvania
- Juniata County
- This Port Royal is located in Juniata County and lies 790 miles [1,271.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Port Royal that is located in Hale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Juniata County community of Port Royal.
- Westmoreland County
- This Port Royal is located in Westmoreland County and lies 682 miles [1,097.6 km] to the northeast of the Port Royal that is located in Hale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Port Royal.
- South Carolina
- Beaufort County
- This Port Royal is located in Beaufort County and lies 411 miles [661.4 km]<1> to the east of the Port Royal that is located in Hale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Port Royal.
- Tennessee
- Montgomery County
- This Port Royal is located in Montgomery County and lies 272 miles [437.7 km]<1> to the north of the Port Royal that is located in Hale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Port Royal.
- Virginia
- Caroline County
- This Port Royal is located in Caroline County and lies 705 miles [1,134.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Port Royal that is located in Hale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caroline County community of Port Royal.
- Florida
Curious and Interesting Names Near Port Royal ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Alfalfa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Baptist Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baptist Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Hill
- Baptist Hill is located in Marengo County
- Birdeye
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Cedarville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Cedarville is located in Hale County
- Forkland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Forkland is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
- Glovers Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glovers Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glovers Ferry
- Glovers Ferry is located in Greene County
- Lock Five
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Merryweathers Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merryweathers Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merryweathers Ferry
- Merryweathers Ferry is located in Greene County
- Oak Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Prairieville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairieville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
- Prairieville is located in Hale County
- Rocky Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
- Rocky Ford is located in Greene County
- Roe Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roe Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe Landing
- Roe Landing is located in Greene County
- Rosemary
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
How Far From Port Royal to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Port Royal to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Port Royal and extending to:
- Greensboro, which is the Seat of Hale County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Port Royal to Greensboro, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 86 miles [138.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 738 miles [1,187.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,633 miles [10,674.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,341 miles [11,814.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,217 miles [8,395.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Port Royal. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Port Royal) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Port Royal. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6415, Longitude: -87.7458 In this case, the coordinates for Port Royal have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Port Royal, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <5> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Port Royal to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.183 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.754 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.852 degrees. |