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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 Pori, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pori and the surrounding area.
- 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 Pori:
- 46.679661, -88.960138
- 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 Pori
- 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 Houghton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Houghton County
- Since Pori is near Ontonagon County and also Baraga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ontonagon County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baraga 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 Pori
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pori ...
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.
- Agate
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Agate is located in Ontonagon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agate
- Bruce Crossing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Frost
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Frost is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Gem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gem is located in Ontonagon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
- Greenland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hazel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hazel is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel
- Mass City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rockland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Trout Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Twin Lakes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Twin Lakes is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
How Far From Pori 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 Pori to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Pori and extending to:
- Houghton, which is the Seat of Houghton County, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pori to Houghton, with an average speed<3> 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 about two full days.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 347 miles [558.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 806 miles [1,297.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,995 miles [9,648 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,747 miles [10,858.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,651 miles [7,485.1 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pori) 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 Pori 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 Pori. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.6797, Longitude: -88.9601 In this case, the coordinates for Pori have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.234 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.923 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.773 degrees. |
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