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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 Porterfield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Porterfield 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 Porterfield:
- 41.084201, -89.162028
- 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 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 Marshall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall County
- Since Porterfield is near Putnam County and also La Salle County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam County
- Open the eBird sighting report for La Salle 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 Porterfield
Communities Also Named Porterfield ...
We found six communities that are also named Porterfield.
Within Illinois, the name Porterfield is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Madison County
- This Porterfield is located in Madison County and lies 582 miles [936.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Porterfield that is located in Marshall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Porterfield.
- Maine
- Oxford County
- This Porterfield is located in Oxford County and lies 947 miles [1,524 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Porterfield that is located in Marshall 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 414 miles [666.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Porterfield that is located in Marshall 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 394 miles [634.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Porterfield that is located in Marshall 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 289 miles [465.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Porterfield that is located in Marshall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marinette County community of Porterfield.
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.
- Cedar Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Evans ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Evans is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Henry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Indian Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Spring is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Spring
- Magnolia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mark
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Munster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Munster is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munster
- Priscilla ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Priscilla is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priscilla
- Rutland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Standard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
How Far From Porterfield to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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:
- Lacon, which is the Seat of Marshall County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Porterfield to Lacon, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 93 miles [149.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 658 miles [1,058.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,277 miles [10,101.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,016 miles [11,291.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,900 miles [7,885.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Porterfield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Porterfield 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 Porterfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0842, Longitude: -89.1620 In this case, the coordinates for Porterfield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.45 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.378 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.542 degrees. |
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