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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.

  • Weather ...
  • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Port Fulton
  • 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 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arctic Springs
    • Arctic Springs is located in Clark County
  • Cementville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cementville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cementville
    • Cementville is located in Clark County
  • Cherokee Garden
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Garden
    • Cherokee Garden is located in Jefferson County (KY)
  • Cherrywood Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherrywood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood Village
    • Cherrywood Village is located in Jefferson County (KY)
  • Clarksville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
    • Clarksville is located in Clark County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,447 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <2>
  • Crossgate
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossgate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossgate
    • Crossgate is located in Jefferson County (KY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
  • German Town
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for German Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Town
    • German Town is located in Jefferson County (KY)
  • Glenview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
    • Glenview is located in Jefferson County (KY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 544 people
  • Indian Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
    • Indian Hills is located in Jefferson County (KY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,971 people
  • Juniper Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Juniper Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Beach
    • Juniper Beach is located in Jefferson County (KY)
  • Longview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
    • Longview is located in Jefferson County (KY)
  • Louisville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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    • Mockingbird Valley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mockingbird Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mockingbird Valley
      • Mockingbird Valley is located in Jefferson County (KY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
    • Richlawn
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richlawn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlawn
      • Richlawn is located in Jefferson County (KY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 411 people
    • Riverwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
      • Riverwood is located in Jefferson County (KY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
    • Robinswood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinswood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinswood
      • Robinswood is located in Jefferson County (KY)
    • Rolling Fields
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Fields have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Fields
      • Rolling Fields is located in Jefferson County (KY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
    • Seminary Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seminary Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary Village
      • Seminary Village is located in Jefferson County (KY)
    • Winding Falls
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winding Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding Falls
      • Winding Falls is located in Jefferson County (KY)
    • Windy Hills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windy Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hills
      • Windy Hills is located in Jefferson County (KY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,461 people
    • Woodside
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
      • Woodside is located in Jefferson County (KY)

How Far From Port Fulton to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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<3> 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]<3> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Port Fulton to Indianapolis, with an average speed<4>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<5> 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).<6>
  • 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).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,881 miles [7,855.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Port Fulton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Clark County: www.co.clark.in.us/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Port Fulton) to Point B.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).
<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 Port Fulton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.188 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.392 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.68 degrees.









 

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