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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 Porterfield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Porterfield 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 Porterfield:
    • 43.876185, -70.912843
    • 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 Porterfield
  • 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 Porterfield ...

We found six communities that share the name Porterfield.

Within Maine, the name Porterfield is unique.

Beyond Maine, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Madison County
      • This Porterfield is located in Madison County and lies 939 miles [1,511.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Porterfield that is located in Oxford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Porterfield.
    • Illinois
      • Marshall County
      • This Porterfield is located in Marshall County and lies 947 miles [1,524 km]<1> to the west of the Porterfield that is located in Oxford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Porterfield.
    • Ohio
      • Washington County
      • This Porterfield is located in Washington County and lies 638 miles [1,026.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Porterfield that is located in Oxford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Porterfield.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Venango County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Porterfield [Venango County].
    • Tennessee
      • Cannon County
      • This Porterfield is located in Cannon County and lies 976 miles [1,570.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Porterfield that is located in Oxford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cannon County community of Porterfield.
    • Wisconsin
      • Marinette County
      • This Porterfield is located in Marinette County and lies 834 miles [1,342.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Porterfield that is located in Oxford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marinette County community of Porterfield.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Porterfield ...

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.

  • Cornish
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Denmark
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denmark have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
    • Denmark is located in Oxford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,153 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denmark <3>
  • Freedom
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
    • Freedom is located in Carroll County (NH)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,593 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freedom <3>
  • Heads Corner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heads Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heads Corner
    • Heads Corner is located in Oxford County
  • Liberty Corner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corner
    • Liberty Corner is located in Oxford County
  • Long Sands
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Sands have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Sands
    • Long Sands is located in Carroll County (NH)
  • Lords Hill ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lords Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lords Hill
    • Lords Hill is located in Carroll County (NH)
  • Merrill Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Corner
    • Merrill Corner is located in Oxford County
  • Parsonsfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parsonsfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonsfield
    • Parsonsfield is located in York County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,971 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parsonsfield <3>
  • Snowville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snowville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowville
    • Snowville is located in Carroll County (NH)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snowville <3>

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

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

  • South Paris, which is the Seat of Oxford County, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Porterfield to South Paris, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 63 miles [101.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 467 miles [751.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,439 miles [8,753.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,153 miles [9,902.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,028 miles [6,482.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

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

The official website for Oxford County: www.oxfordcounty.org/

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Porterfield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Porterfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.8762, Longitude: -70.9128       In this case, the coordinates for Porterfield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Porterfield 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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Porterfield 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 303.647 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.46 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.708 degrees.




 

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