Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Portersburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Portersburg and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Portersburg

• 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 Portersburg:
  • 37.170645, -83.925760
  • 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 Portersburg

• 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 Clay County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
  • Since Portersburg is near Laurel County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Laurel County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson 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 Portersburg

Curious and Interesting Names Near Portersburg ...

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.

• Buffalo
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Buffalo is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
• Burning Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Burning Springs is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
• Bush
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bush is located in Laurel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
• Deer Lick
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Deer Lick is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lick
• Grace
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Grace is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
• Greenmount
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenmount is located in Laurel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
• Hooker
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hooker is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
• Lake
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Lake is located in Laurel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
• Lewis
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Lewis is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
• Maplesville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Maplesville is located in Laurel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplesville
• Pigeonroost
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Pigeonroost is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeonroost
• Upper Horse Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Upper Horse Creek is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Horse Creek
• Urban
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Urban is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urban

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Portersburg and extending to:

• Manchester, which is the Seat of Clay County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Portersburg to Manchester, with an average speed<2> 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 87 miles [140 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 393 miles [632.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,261 miles [10,076.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,976 miles [11,226.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,852 miles [7,808.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'