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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 Royal, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Port Royal 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 Royal:
    • 38.555343, -85.080230
    • 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 Royal
  • 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 Henry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Henry County
    • Since Port Royal is near Owen County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Owen County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Royal

Communities Also Named Port Royal ...

We found twelve communities that are also named Port Royal.

Within Kentucky, the name Port Royal is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, nine are located in the United States and four are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Hale County
      • This Port Royal is located in Hale County and lies 434 miles [698.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Port Royal that is located in Henry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hale County community of Port Royal.
    • Florida
      • Collier County
      • This Port Royal is located in Collier County and lies 880 miles [1,416.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Port Royal that is located in Henry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Collier County community of Port Royal.
    • Georgia
      • Bryan County
      • This Port Royal is located in Bryan County and lies 506 miles [814.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Port Royal that is located in Henry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bryan County community of Port Royal.
    • Missouri
      • Franklin County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Port Royal [Franklin County].
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • This Port Royal lies 1,667 miles [2,682.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Port Royal that is located in Henry County.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Port Royal lies 1,087 miles [1,749.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Port Royal that is located in Henry County.
    • Ontario
      • This Port Royal lies 368 miles [592.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Port Royal that is located in Henry County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Juniata County
      • This Port Royal is located in Juniata County and lies 431 miles [693.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Port Royal that is located in Henry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Juniata County community of Port Royal.
      • Westmoreland County
      • This Port Royal is located in Westmoreland County and lies 304 miles [489.2 km] to the east northeast of the Port Royal that is located in Henry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Port Royal.
    • South Carolina
      • Beaufort County
      • This Port Royal is located in Beaufort County and lies 492 miles [791.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Port Royal that is located in Henry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Port Royal.
    • Tennessee
      • Montgomery County
      • This Port Royal is located in Montgomery County and lies 178 miles [286.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Port Royal that is located in Henry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Port Royal.
    • Virginia
      • Caroline County
      • This Port Royal is located in Caroline County and lies 427 miles [687.2 km]<1> to the east of the Port Royal that is located in Henry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caroline County community of Port Royal.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Port Royal ...

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.

  • Carson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Carson is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
  • Easterday
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Easterday is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easterday
  • English
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • English is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
  • Indian Hills
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Indian Hills is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
  • Lamb
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lamb is located in Switzerland County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
  • Lockport
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Lockport is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
  • Pleasant Home
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Pleasant Home is located in Owen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Home
  • Providence
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Providence is located in Trimble County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
  • Slabtown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Slabtown is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
  • Squiresville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Squiresville is located in Owen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squiresville
  • Sulphur
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Port Royal and extending to:

  • New Castle, which is the Seat of Henry County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Port Royal to New Castle, with an average speed<4> 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.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 27 miles [43.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 433 miles [696.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,243 miles [10,047.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,966 miles [11,210.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,842 miles [7,792.4 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- Port Royal) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Port Royal, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Port Royal 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 Royal. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5553, Longitude: -85.0802       In this case, the coordinates for Port Royal have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.788 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.974 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.317 degrees.