Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Portia, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Portia and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Portia

• 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 Portia:
  • 36.084850, -91.071123
  • 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.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Portia

• 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 Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
  • Since Portia is near Randolph County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Portia

Communities Also Named Portia ...

We found two communities that are also named Portia.

Within Arkansas, the name Portia is unique.

Beyond Arkansas, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Manitoba
    • This Portia lies 1,097 miles [1,765.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Portia that is located in Lawrence County.
  • Missouri
    • Vernon County
    • This Portia is located in Vernon County and lies 208 miles [334.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Portia that is located in Lawrence County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vernon County community of Portia.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Portia ...

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.

• Aa Junction
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Aa Junction is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aa Junction
• Clover Bend
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Clover Bend is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Bend
• College City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • College City is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College City
  • Estimated population in 2016: 506 people
• Hogan
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hogan is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogan
• Hopewell
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Hopewell is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
• Lauratown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Lauratown is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauratown
• Lesterville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lesterville is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesterville
• Richwoods
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Richwoods is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
• Walnut Ridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Walnut Ridge is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,162 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Ridge <2>

How Far From Portia to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as Portia to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Portia and extending to:

• Walnut Ridge, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies just to the East.
• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 114 miles [183.5 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Portia to Little Rock, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 792 miles [1,274.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,597 miles [10,616.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,326 miles [11,790.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,203 miles [8,373.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'