Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 East Port:
  • 40.678890, -95.835557
  • 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 East Port

• 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 Fremont County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Fremont County
  • Since East Port is near Otoe County and also Nemaha County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Otoe County
  • eBird sighting report for Nemaha 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near East Port ...

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.

• Eureka
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
  • Eureka is located in Fremont County
• Julian
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julian
  • Julian is located in Nemaha County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
• Minersville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
  • Minersville is located in Otoe County (NE)
• Nebraska City
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebraska City
  • Nebraska City is located in Otoe County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,252 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nebraska City <2>
• Paul
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paul have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul
  • Paul is located in Otoe County (NE)
• Peru
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
  • Peru is located in Nemaha County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peru <2>
• Union
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Union is located in Cass County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <2>
• Wyoming
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
  • Wyoming is located in Otoe County (NE)

How Far From East Port 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 East Port to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of East Port once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in East Port and extending to:

• Sidney, which is the Seat of Fremont County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from East Port to Sidney, with an average speed<5> 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.
• Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 131 miles [210.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,003 miles [1,614.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 57 days.
• The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,532 miles [10,512.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,283 miles [11,720.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,181 miles [8,338 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Fremont County: www.co.fremont.ia.us/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/