Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Porterfield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Porterfield and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Porterfield
- 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 Porterfield:
- 34.108166, -83.163483
- 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 Porterfield
- 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Since Porterfield is near Elbert County and also Oglethorpe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Elbert County
- eBird sighting report for Oglethorpe 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 Porterfield ...
We found six communities that share the name Porterfield.
Within Georgia, the name Porterfield is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Marshall County
- This Porterfield is located in Marshall County and lies 582 miles [936.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Porterfield that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Porterfield.
- Maine
- Oxford County
- This Porterfield is located in Oxford County and lies 939 miles [1,511.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Porterfield that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oxford County community of Porterfield.
- Ohio
- Washington County
- This Porterfield is located in Washington County and lies 366 miles [589 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Porterfield that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Porterfield.
- Pennsylvania
- Venango County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Porterfield [Venango County].
- Tennessee
- Cannon County
- This Porterfield is located in Cannon County and lies 209 miles [336.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Porterfield that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cannon County community of Porterfield.
- Wisconsin
- Marinette County
- This Porterfield is located in Marinette County and lies 801 miles [1,289.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Porterfield that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marinette County community of Porterfield.
- Illinois
Curious and Interesting Names Near Porterfield ...
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.
- Bluestone
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Bond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Cedar Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Madison County
- Daniels Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daniels Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Ferry
- Daniels Ferry is located in Madison County
- Danielsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danielsville
- Danielsville is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 601 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danielsville <4>
- Diamond Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Hill
- Diamond Hill is located in Madison County
- Diamond Rock ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Rock
- Diamond Rock is located in Madison County
- Dowdy ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Harpers Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harpers Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers Ferry
- Harpers Ferry is located in Madison County
- Moon Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moon Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Ferry
- Moon Ferry is located in Madison County
- Moore Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moore Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Ferry
- Moore Ferry is located in Madison County
- Vineyard Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vineyard Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Creek
- Vineyard Creek is located in Madison County
How Far From Porterfield 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 Porterfield to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Porterfield and extending to:
- Danielsville, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 74 miles [119.1 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Porterfield to Atlanta, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 474 miles [762.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,370 miles [10,251.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,071 miles [11,379.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,950 miles [7,966.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Porterfield. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Madison County: www.madisonco.us/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Porterfield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Porterfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1082, Longitude: -83.1635 In this case, the coordinates for Porterfield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Porterfield could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Porterfield to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.55 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.918 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.719 degrees. |