Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in East Portal, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Portal and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for East Portal
- 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 East Portal:
- 47.396657, -115.635112
- 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 East Portal
- 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 Mineral County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Mineral County
- Since East Portal is near Shoshone County and also Sanders County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Shoshone County
- eBird sighting report for Sanders 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 East Portal ...
We found one communities that share the name East Portal.
Within Montana, the name East Portal is unique.
Beyond Montana, there is another community also named East Portal in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Gilpin County
- This East Portal is located in Gilpin County and lies 717 miles [1,153.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the East Portal that is located in Mineral County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gilpin County community of East Portal.
- Colorado
Curious and Interesting Names Near East Portal ...
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 Bear
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Bear have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bear
- Black Bear is located in Shoshone County (ID)
- Blackcloud
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackcloud have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackcloud
- Blackcloud is located in Shoshone County (ID)
- Borax
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Bunn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Carbonate ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Cornwall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Falcon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Gem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Mace
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Pottsville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
- Pottsville is located in Shoshone County (ID)
- Stetson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Sunset ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Woodland Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
- Woodland Park is located in Shoshone County (ID)
How Far From East Portal 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 East Portal 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<3> community of East Portal once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in East Portal and extending to:
- Superior, which is the Seat of Mineral County, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from East Portal to Superior, with an average speed<4> 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.
- Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 179 miles [288.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,008 miles [3,231.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 79 days and walking would take 114 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,670 miles [10,734.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,438 miles [11,970.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,495 miles [8,843.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Mineral County: www.co.mineral.mt.us/
The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.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 from Point A (ie- East Portal) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in East Portal. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.3967, Longitude: -115.6351 |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 East Portal, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 East Portal to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.381 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.054 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 323.444 degrees. |