Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Corner:
  • 46.251869, -113.332008
  • 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 Corner

• 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 Granite County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Granite County
  • Since Porters Corner is near Deer Lodge County and also Powell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Deer Lodge County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Powell 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 Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Porters Corner ...

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.

• Cable City ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Cable City is located in Deer Lodge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable City
• Clark ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Clark is located in Granite County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
• Corral
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Corral is located in Granite County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corral
• Echo Lake ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Echo Lake is located in Granite County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Lake
• Georgetown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Georgetown is located in Deer Lodge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
• Gold Coin ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Gold Coin is located in Deer Lodge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Coin
• Granite ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Granite is located in Granite County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
• Silver Lake ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Silver Lake is located in Deer Lodge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake

How Far From Porters Corner 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 Porters Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Porters Corner and extending to:

• Philipsburg, which is the Seat of Granite County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Porters Corner to Helena, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,895 miles [3,049.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take three full days, a buggy would take 74 days and walking would take 108 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,694 miles [10,772.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,463 miles [12,010.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,492 miles [8,838.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'