Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Port Royal, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Port Royal and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Port Royal
- 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 Royal:
- 38.624492, -90.746826
- 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 Port Royal
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Since Port Royal is near Saint Charles County and also Saint Louis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Saint Charles County
- eBird sighting report for Saint Louis 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 Port Royal ...
We found twelve communities that share the name Port Royal.
Within Missouri, the name Port Royal is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, nine are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Hale County
- This Port Royal is located in Hale County and lies 446 miles [717.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Port Royal that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hale County community of Port Royal.
- Florida
- Collier County
- This Port Royal is located in Collier County and lies 1,008 miles [1,622.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Port Royal that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Collier County community of Port Royal.
- Georgia
- Bryan County
- This Port Royal is located in Bryan County and lies 705 miles [1,134.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Port Royal that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bryan County community of Port Royal.
- Kentucky
- Henry County
- This Port Royal is located in Henry County and lies 305 miles [490.8 km]<1> to the east of the Port Royal that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Port Royal.
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Port Royal lies 1,926 miles [3,099.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Port Royal that is located in Franklin County.
- Nova Scotia
- This Port Royal lies 1,356 miles [2,182.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Port Royal that is located in Franklin County.
- Ontario
- This Port Royal lies 603 miles [970.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Port Royal that is located in Franklin County.
- Pennsylvania
- Juniata County
- This Port Royal is located in Juniata County and lies 722 miles [1,161.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Port Royal that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Juniata County community of Port Royal.
- Westmoreland County
- This Port Royal is located in Westmoreland County and lies 595 miles [957.6 km] to the east northeast of the Port Royal that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Port Royal.
- South Carolina
- Beaufort County
- This Port Royal is located in Beaufort County and lies 709 miles [1,141 km]<1> to the southeast of the Port Royal that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Port Royal.
- Tennessee
- Montgomery County
- This Port Royal is located in Montgomery County and lies 243 miles [391.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Port Royal that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Port Royal.
- Virginia
- Caroline County
- This Port Royal is located in Caroline County and lies 733 miles [1,179.6 km]<1> to the east of the Port Royal that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caroline County community of Port Royal.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Port Royal ...
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.
- Defiance
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
- Defiance is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Defiance <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Defiance
- From Port Royal to Defiance
- Fox Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Grover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grover have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
- Grover is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grover <2>
- Hollow
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hollow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow
- Hollow is located in Saint Louis County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hollow
- From Port Royal to Hollow
- Mechanicsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mechanicsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Mechanicsville is located in Saint Charles County
- Monarch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Petersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Petersville is located in Franklin County
- Pond
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Wildwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Wildwood is located in Saint Louis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,460 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wildwood <2>
How Far From Port Royal 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 Royal to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<5> community of Port Royal once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Port Royal and extending to:
- Union, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Port Royal to Union, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 737 miles [1,186.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,457 miles [10,391.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,193 miles [11,576 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,074 miles [8,165.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Franklin County: www.franklinmo.org/
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.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- Port Royal) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Port Royal. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6245, Longitude: -90.7468 |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | 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 Port Royal, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Port Royal 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 316.433 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.169 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.908 degrees. |