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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 Portobello, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Portobello 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 Portobello:
    • 38.175682, -76.453286
    • 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 Portobello
  • 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 Portobello ...

We found one communities that share the name Portobello.

Within Maryland, the name Portobello is unique.

Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Portobello in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Nova Scotia
      • 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 Nova Scotia community of Portobello.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Portobello ...

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.

  • Ancient Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ancient Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Oaks
    • Ancient Oaks is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Cedar Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Landing
    • Cedar Landing is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Dukes Retreat
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dukes Retreat have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukes Retreat
    • Dukes Retreat is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Dutchmans Cove
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutchmans Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchmans Cove
    • Dutchmans Cove is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Evergreen Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Park
    • Evergreen Park is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Flowers of the Forest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flowers of the Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers of the Forest
    • Flowers of the Forest is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Great Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Mills
    • Great Mills is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Great Mills <3>
  • Gum Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Landing
    • Gum Landing is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Herring Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herring Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring Creek
    • Herring Creek is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Hunting Neck Woods
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunting Neck Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Neck Woods
    • Hunting Neck Woods is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Laurel Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Run
    • Laurel Run is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Leachburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leachburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachburg
    • Leachburg is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Park Pines
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Pines
      • Park Pines is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Piney Point
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Point
      • Piney Point is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piney Point <3>
    • Stoney Run
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoney Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Run
      • Stoney Run is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Tall Timbers
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tall Timbers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Timbers
      • Tall Timbers is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tall Timbers <3>
    • Upper Jutland
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Jutland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Jutland
      • Upper Jutland is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Valley Lee
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Lee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Lee
      • Valley Lee is located in Saint Mary's County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Portobello and extending to:

  • Leonardtown, which is the Seat of Saint Mary's County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<4> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Portobello to Leonardtown, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 55 miles [88.5 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 58 miles [93.3 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,903 miles [9,500 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,603 miles [10,626.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,482 miles [7,213.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Portobello. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Saint Mary's County: www.co.saint-marys.md.us/

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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Portobello 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>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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Portobello) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Portobello. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1757, Longitude: -76.4533       In this case, the coordinates for Portobello have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Portobello 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 307.593 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.991 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.75 degrees.




 

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