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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 Fulton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Port Fulton 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 Fulton:
- 38.282015, -85.720240
- 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 Fulton
- 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 Clark County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clark County
- Since Port Fulton is near Jefferson County and also Floyd County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Floyd 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 Fulton
Curious and Interesting Names Near Port Fulton ...
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.
- Arctic Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Arctic Springs is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arctic Springs
- Cementville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cementville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cementville
- Cherokee Garden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee Garden is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Garden
- Cherrywood Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cherrywood Village is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood Village
- Clarksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Crossgate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Crossgate is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossgate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- German Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- German Town is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Town
- Glenview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glenview is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 544 people
- Indian Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Indian Hills is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,971 people
- Juniper Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Juniper Beach is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Beach
- Longview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Longview is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Louisville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Mockingbird Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mockingbird Valley is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mockingbird Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Richlawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Richlawn is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlawn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 411 people
- Riverwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Riverwood is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Robinswood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Robinswood is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinswood
- Rolling Fields
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rolling Fields is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Fields
- Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
- Seminary Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Seminary Village is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary Village
- Winding Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Winding Falls is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding Falls
- Windy Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Windy Hills is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,461 people
- Woodside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodside is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
How Far From Port Fulton 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 Port Fulton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Port Fulton and extending to:
- Jeffersonville, which is the Seat of Clark County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 105 miles [169 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Port Fulton to Indianapolis, with an average speed<3>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 470 miles [756.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,281 miles [10,108.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,005 miles [11,273.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,881 miles [7,855.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Port Fulton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Fulton 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 Fulton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2820, Longitude: -85.7202 In this case, the coordinates for Port Fulton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.188 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.392 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.68 degrees. |
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