Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Porters Chapel, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Porters Chapel and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Porters Chapel

• 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 Porters Chapel:
  • 32.293759, -90.861493
  • 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 Porters Chapel

• 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 Warren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
  • Since Porters Chapel is near Madison Parish and also Hinds County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hinds 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 Porters Chapel

Curious and Interesting Names Near Porters Chapel ...

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.

• Big Black
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Big Black is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Black
• Cedars
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedars is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedars
• Delta
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Delta is located in Madison Parish (LA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <1>
• Jetts
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Jetts is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetts
• Jonestown
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Jonestown is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
• Redbone
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Redbone is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbone
• Rose Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Rose Hill is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
• Stout
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Stout is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
• Valley Mills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Valley Mills is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
• Waltersville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Waltersville is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltersville
• Woodlawn
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodlawn is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

How Far From Porters Chapel to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Porters Chapel to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Porters Chapel and extending to:

• Vicksburg, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Porters Chapel to Jackson, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over 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.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 898 miles [1,445.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,778 miles [10,908.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,494 miles [12,060.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,369 miles [8,640.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'