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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Portsmouth, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Portsmouth and the surrounding area.
- 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 Portsmouth:
- 35.069719, -76.063791
- 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 Portsmouth
- 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 Carteret County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carteret County
- Since Portsmouth is near Hyde County and also Dare County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hyde County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dare 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 Portsmouth
Communities Also Named Portsmouth ...
We found nine communities that are also named Portsmouth.
Within North Carolina, the name Portsmouth is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Shelby County
- This Portsmouth is located in Shelby County and lies 1,143 miles [1,839.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Portsmouth that is located in Carteret County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Portsmouth.
- Kentucky
- Breathitt County
- This Portsmouth is located in Breathitt County and lies 437 miles [703.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Portsmouth that is located in Carteret County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Breathitt County community of Portsmouth.
- Michigan
- Bay County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Portsmouth [Bay County].
- New Hampshire
- Rockingham County
- This Portsmouth is located in Rockingham County and lies 619 miles [996.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Portsmouth that is located in Carteret County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Portsmouth.
- Ohio
- Scioto County
- This Portsmouth is located in Scioto County and lies 457 miles [735.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Portsmouth that is located in Carteret County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scioto County community of Portsmouth.
- Ontario
- This Portsmouth lies 632 miles [1,017.1 km]<1> to the north of the Portsmouth that is located in Carteret County.
- Rhode Island
- Newport County
- This Portsmouth is located in Newport County and lies 520 miles [836.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Portsmouth that is located in Carteret County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newport County community of Portsmouth.
- Virginia
- Norfolk City
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Portsmouth [Norfolk City].
- Portsmouth City
- This Portsmouth is located in Portsmouth City and lies 124 miles [199.6 km]<1> to the north of the Portsmouth that is located in Carteret County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Portsmouth City community of Portsmouth.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Portsmouth ...
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.
- Cedar Island
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Last Chance
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Little Port
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Little Port is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Port
- Masontown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Masontown is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masontown
- Mount Pleasant
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Nebraska
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- New Holland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- New Holland is located in Hyde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
- Oyster Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oyster Creek is located in Hyde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Creek
- Oyster Creek Landing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sealevel
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Sound Shores
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sound Shores is located in Hyde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sound Shores
- Stacy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stacy is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy
How Far From Portsmouth 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 Portsmouth to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Portsmouth and extending to:
- Beaufort, which is the Seat of Carteret County, lies 41 miles [66 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Portsmouth to Beaufort, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full 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.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 153 miles [246.2 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 269 miles [432.9 km] to the north (N). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,017 miles [9,683.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,701 miles [10,784.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,588 miles [7,383.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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- Portsmouth) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Portsmouth could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Portsmouth to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Portsmouth. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0697, Longitude: -76.0638 In this case, the coordinates for Portsmouth have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.532 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.449 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.746 degrees. |
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