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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Port Orford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Port Orford and the surrounding area.
- 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 Orford:
- 34.470267, -120.228483
- 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 Port Orford
- 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 Santa Barbara County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Santa Barbara 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 Port Orford
Communities Also Named Port Orford ...
We found one communities that are also named Port Orford.
Within California, the name Port Orford is unique.
Beyond California, there is another community also named Port Orford in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Oregon
- Curry County
- This Port Orford is located in Curry County and lies 615 miles [989.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Port Orford that is located in Santa Barbara County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Curry County community of Port Orford.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Port Orford ...
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.
- Acorn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Acorn is located in Santa Barbara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Gato
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gato is located in Santa Barbara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gato
- Honda
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Honda is located in Santa Barbara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honda
- Hope Ranch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hope Ranch is located in Santa Barbara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Ranch
- Isla Vista
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Junction Camp
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Junction Camp is located in Santa Barbara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction Camp
- Mission Hills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mission Hills is located in Santa Barbara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
- Naples ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Naples is located in Santa Barbara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
- Surf
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Surf is located in Santa Barbara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surf
How Far From Port Orford 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 Orford to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Port Orford and extending to:
- Santa Barbara, which is the Seat of Santa Barbara County, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Port Orford to Santa Barbara, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 292 miles [469.9 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,388 miles [3,843.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 136 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,584 miles [12,205.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,353 miles [13,442.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,364 miles [10,241.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Port Orford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Orford to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Port Orford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4703, Longitude: -120.2285 In this case, the coordinates for Port Orford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 337.957 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.261 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.802 degrees. |
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