Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Portertown:
  • 39.613675, -75.353033
  • 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 Portertown

• 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 Salem County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Salem County
  • Since Portertown is near Gloucester County and also Cumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gloucester County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland 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 Portertown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Portertown ...

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.

• Cedarville
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Cedarville is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
• Courses Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Courses Landing is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courses Landing
• Daretown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Daretown is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daretown
• Foxs Mill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Foxs Mill is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxs Mill
• Friesburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Friesburg is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friesburg
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Friesburg
  • From Portertown to Friesburg
• Halltown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Halltown is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halltown
• Marshalltown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Marshalltown is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalltown
• Milltown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Milltown is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
• Mowers
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Mowers is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowers
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Point Airy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Point Airy is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Airy
  • Pointers
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Pointers is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointers
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Pointers
    • From Portertown to Pointers
  • Seven Stars
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Seven Stars is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
  • Slabtown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Slabtown is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
  • Slapes Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Slapes Corner is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slapes Corner
  • Union Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Union Grove is located in Salem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove

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

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

• Salem, which is the Seat of Salem County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Portertown to Trenton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 102 miles [164.2 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,796 miles [9,327.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,500 miles [10,460.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,377 miles [7,044.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'