Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Portage Des Sioux, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Portage Des Sioux and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Portage Des Sioux
- 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 Portage Des Sioux:
- 38.926077, -90.343781
- 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 Portage Des Sioux
- 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 Saint Charles County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Saint Charles County
- Since Portage Des Sioux is near Jersey County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jersey County
- eBird sighting report for Madison 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Portage Des Sioux ...
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.
- Black Jack
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Jack have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Black Jack is located in Saint Louis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,921 people
- Black Walnut
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Walnut have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Walnut
- Black Walnut is located in Saint Charles County
- Cross Keys
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Keys have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Cross Keys is located in Saint Louis County
- Deer Plain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Plain
- Deer Plain is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Elm Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Lockhaven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Marshall Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Landing
- Marshall Landing is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Orchard Farm
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Farm have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Farm
- Orchard Farm is located in Saint Charles County
- Otterville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otterville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterville
- Otterville is located in Jersey County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Seeburger
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Shoveltown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoveltown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoveltown
- Shoveltown is located in Saint Louis County
How Far From Portage Des Sioux 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 Portage Des Sioux to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Portage Des Sioux and extending to:
- Saint Charles, which is the Seat of Saint Charles County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Portage Des Sioux to Saint Charles, 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 714 miles [1,149.1 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 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,427 miles [10,343.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,163 miles [11,527.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,044 miles [8,117.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Portage Des Sioux. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Saint Charles County: www.saintcharlescounty.org/
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Portage Des Sioux) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Portage Des Sioux. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9261, Longitude: -90.3438 |
| <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 Portage Des Sioux to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.18 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.918 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.649 degrees. |