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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 Port Hudson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Port Hudson 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 Port Hudson:
- 38.453939, -91.254041
- 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 Port Hudson
- 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Since Port Hudson is near Gasconade County and also Warren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gasconade County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warren 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 Port Hudson
Communities Also Named Port Hudson ...
We found one communities that are also named Port Hudson.
Within Missouri, the name Port Hudson is unique.
Beyond Missouri, there is another community also named Port Hudson in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- This Port Hudson is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 536 miles [862.6 km]<1> to the south of the Port Hudson that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Port Hudson.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Port Hudson ...
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.
- Champion City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Champion City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion City
- Clover Bottom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clover Bottom is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Bottom
- Gerald
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenstreet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greenstreet is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenstreet
- Leslie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Leslie is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Lyon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lyon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon
- Noser Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Noser Mill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noser Mill
- Peters Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Peters Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Ford
- Rosebud
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Senate Grove ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Senate Grove is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senate Grove
- Stony Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Hill is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Hill
How Far From Port Hudson 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 Port Hudson to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Port Hudson and extending to:
- Union, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Port Hudson to Union, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 50 miles [80.5 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 766 miles [1,232.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,485 miles [10,436.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,221 miles [11,621.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,103 miles [8,212.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Port Hudson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Port Hudson 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 Port Hudson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4539, Longitude: -91.2540 In this case, the coordinates for Port Hudson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.76 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.523 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.185 degrees. |
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