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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 Porter Mill Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Porter Mill Estates 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 Porter Mill Estates:
    • 38.418173, -75.737153
    • 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 Porter Mill Estates
  • 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 Wicomico County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wicomico County
    • Since Porter Mill Estates is near Sussex County and also Dorchester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester 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 Porter Mill Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Porter Mill Estates ...

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.

  • Butlers Beach
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Butlers Beach is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Beach
  • Catchpenny
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Catchpenny is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catchpenny
  • Cedarcrest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedarcrest is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarcrest
  • Crooked Oak
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Crooked Oak is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Oak
  • Elliots Place
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Elliots Place is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliots Place
  • Hebron
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Hebron Woods
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hebron Woods is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Woods
  • Hickory Acres
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hickory Acres is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Acres
  • Jenkins Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jenkins Landing is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Landing
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Packing House Corner
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Packing House Corner is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packing House Corner
    • Rockawalking Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Rockawalking Village is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockawalking Village
    • Rolling Meadows
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Rolling Meadows is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
    • Royal Oak
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Royal Oak is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oak
    • Spring Grove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Spring Grove is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
    • Woods Edge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Woods Edge is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Edge

How Far From Porter Mill Estates 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 Porter Mill Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Porter Mill Estates and extending to:

  • Salisbury, which is the Seat of Wicomico County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Porter Mill Estates to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 77 miles [123.9 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,862 miles [9,434 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,562 miles [10,560.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,440 miles [7,145.5 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 from Point A (ie- Porter Mill Estates) 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 Porter Mill Estates 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 Porter Mill Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4182, Longitude: -75.7372       In this case, the coordinates for Porter Mill Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.162 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.538 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.363 degrees.