Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Porters, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Porters and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Porters
- 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 Porters:
- 39.537590, -78.880301
- 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 Porters
- 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 Allegany County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Allegany County
- Since Porters is near Mineral County and also Garrett County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Mineral County
- eBird sighting report for Garrett 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 Porters ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Porters.
There is one other community in Maryland which is also named Porters.
Beyond Maryland, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Maryland ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Hall County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Hall County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Porters.
- Wilkes County
- This Porters is located in Wilkes County and lies 455 miles [732.3 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Porters that is located in Allegany County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilkes County community of Porters.
- Indiana
- Kentucky
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Porters [Allegheny County].
- Clearfield County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Porters [Clearfield County].
- York County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Porters [York County].
- Tennessee
- Henry 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 Tennessee community of Porters [Henry County].
- Maury County
- This Porters is located in Maury County and lies 530 miles [853 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Porters that is located in Allegany County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maury County community of Porters.
- Virginia
- Albemarle County
- This Porters is located in Albemarle County and lies 119 miles [191.5 km]<3> to the south of the Porters that is located in Allegany County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Porters.
- Spotsylvania County
- This Porters is located in Spotsylvania County and lies 109 miles [175.4 km] to the south southeast of the Porters that is located in Allegany County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spotsylvania County community of Porters.
- Wisconsin
- Georgia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Porters ...
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.
- Black Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Borden Shaft
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Borden Shaft have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Shaft
- Borden Shaft is located in Allegany County
- Brady
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Cedar Cliff
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Cliff have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cliff
- Cedar Cliff is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Danville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Frost ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Horseshoe Curve
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horseshoe Curve have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Curve
- Horseshoe Curve is located in Allegany County
- Moscow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Moscow is located in Allegany County
- National
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Ocean
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Short Gap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Gap
- Short Gap is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Triple Lakes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Triple Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triple Lakes
- Triple Lakes is located in Allegany County
How Far From Porters to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Porters to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Porters once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Porters and extending to:
- Cumberland, which is the Seat of Allegany County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Porters to Cumberland, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 133 miles [214 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 108 miles [173.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,947 miles [9,570.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,659 miles [10,716.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,535 miles [7,298.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Allegany County: www.gov.allconet.org/
The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Porters could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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 Porters, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Porters) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Porters. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5376, Longitude: -78.8803 In this case, the coordinates for Porters have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Porters 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 308.952 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.745 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.261 degrees. |