Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Portland Mills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Portland Mills and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Portland Mills
- 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 Portland Mills:
- 39.778100, -87.009178
- 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 Portland Mills
- 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 Putnam County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Putnam County
- Since Portland Mills is near Parke County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Parke County
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Portland Mills ...
We found one communities that share the name Portland Mills.
Within Indiana, the name Portland Mills is unique.
Beyond Indiana, there is another community also named Portland Mills in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Elk County
- This Portland Mills is located in Elk County and lies 442 miles [711.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Portland Mills that is located in Putnam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elk County community of Portland Mills.
- Pennsylvania
Curious and Interesting Names Near Portland Mills ...
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.
- Bethany
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Brick Chapel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brick Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Chapel
- Brick Chapel is located in Putnam County
- Carpentersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpentersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpentersville
- Carpentersville is located in Putnam County
- Deer Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Ferndale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Lapland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Marshall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - New Discovery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Discovery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Discovery
- New Discovery is located in Parke County
- Pin Hook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Raccoon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Rockville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Rockville is located in Parke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,449 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville <4>
- Waveland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waveland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waveland
- Waveland is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waveland <4>
How Far From Portland Mills 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 Portland Mills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Portland Mills and extending to:
- Greencastle, which is the Seat of Putnam County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Portland Mills to Greencastle, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 45 miles [72.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 535 miles [861 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,260 miles [10,074.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,991 miles [11,250.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,870 miles [7,837.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Portland Mills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Putnam County: www.co.putnam.in.us/
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Portland Mills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Portland Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7781, Longitude: -87.0092 In this case, the coordinates for Portland Mills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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 Portland Mills 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 314.025 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.564 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.861 degrees. |