Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Porter, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Porter and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Porter
- 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:
- 44.641915, -96.168992
- 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 Porter
- 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 Yellow Medicine County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Yellow Medicine County
- Since Porter is near Lyon County and also Lincoln County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lyon County
- eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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 Porter ...
We found 29 communities that share the name Porter.
Within Minnesota, the name Porter is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of another 29 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 29 communities, 28 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Delaware
- Georgia
- Indiana
- Kentucky
- Knott County
- This Porter is located in Knott County and lies 851 miles [1,369.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Porter that is located in Yellow Medicine County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knott County community of Porter.
- Scott County
- This Porter is located in Scott County and lies 736 miles [1,184.5 km] to the east southeast of the Porter that is located in Yellow Medicine County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Porter.
- Maine
- Michigan
- Menominee 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 Michigan community of Porter [Menominee County].
- Midland County
- This Porter is located in Midland County and lies 585 miles [941.5 km]<1> to the east of the Porter that is located in Yellow Medicine County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Midland County community of Porter.
- Missouri
- New Mexico
- Quay County
- This Porter is located in Quay County and lies 752 miles [1,210.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Porter that is located in Yellow Medicine County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Quay County community of Porter.
- Sandoval County
- This Porter is located in Sandoval County and lies 825 miles [1,327.7 km] to the southwest of the Porter that is located in Yellow Medicine County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sandoval County community of Porter.
- New York
- North Carolina
- Beaufort County
- This Porter is located in Beaufort County and lies 1,185 miles [1,907.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Porter that is located in Yellow Medicine County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Porter.
- Stanly County
- This Porter is located in Stanly County and lies 1,062 miles [1,709.1 km] to the east southeast of the Porter that is located in Yellow Medicine County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stanly County community of Porter.
- Nova Scotia
- Ohio
- Gallia County
- This Porter is located in Gallia County and lies 815 miles [1,311.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Porter that is located in Yellow Medicine County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gallia County community of Porter.
- Sandusky County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Sandusky County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sandusky County community of Porter.
- Scioto County
- This community is historic and although located in Scioto County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scioto County community of Porter.
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Clay County
- This Porter is located in Clay County and lies 878 miles [1,413 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Porter that is located in Yellow Medicine County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Porter.
- Tucker 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 West Virginia community of Porter [Tucker County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Porter ...
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.
- Burr
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Cottonwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Cottonwood is located in Lyon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,223 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottonwood <5>
- Gary
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gary have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
- Gary is located in Deuel County (SD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gary <5>
- Green Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Green Valley is located in Lyon County
- Hazel Run
(23 miles [37 km] to the east) - Ivanhoe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivanhoe have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
- Ivanhoe is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 524 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ivanhoe <5>
- Marshall
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Marshall is located in Lyon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,417 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshall <5>
- Providence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Spring Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Spring Creek is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Village Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Park
- Village Park is located in Lyon County
How Far From Porter 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 city such as Porter to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Porter and extending to:
- Granite Falls, which is the Seat of Yellow Medicine County, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Porter to Granite Falls, with an average speed<6> 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.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 152 miles [244.6 km] to the east (E). 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 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,058 miles [1,702.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 61 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,333 miles [10,192 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,091 miles [11,411.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,008 miles [8,059.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Porter. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Porter) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Porter. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.6419, Longitude: -96.1690 In this case, the coordinates for Porter 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 Porter 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> | 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 Porter, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.364 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.476 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.318 degrees. |