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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 West Portal, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Portal 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 West Portal:
- 40.662762, -75.034364
- 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 West 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 Hunterdon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hunterdon County
- Since West Portal is near Warren County and also Bucks County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bucks 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 West Portal
Communities Also Named West Portal ...
We found two communities that are also named West Portal.
Within New Jersey, the name West Portal is unique.
Beyond New Jersey, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- San Francisco County
- This West Portal is located in San Francisco County and lies 2,515 miles [4,047.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the West Portal that is located in Hunterdon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Francisco County community of West Portal.
- Utah
- Utah County
- This West Portal is located in Utah County and lies 1,890 miles [3,041.7 km]<1> to the west of the West Portal that is located in Hunterdon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Utah County community of West Portal.
Curious and Interesting Names Near West 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.
- Bells Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bells Crossing is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossing
- Clarksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Clarksville is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Franklin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Hensfoot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hensfoot is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensfoot
- Hughesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jutland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kennedy Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kennedy Mills is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Mills
- Kennedys
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kennedys is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedys
- Kingtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kingtown is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingtown
- Little York
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Little York is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Lows Hollow
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lows Hollow is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lows Hollow
- Mariannes Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Mount Pleasant
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Spring Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Mills is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
- Springtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Springtown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
- Spruce Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spruce Run is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Run
- Still Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Still Valley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Valley
- Union
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Union is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Uniontown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Uniontown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Willow Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Grove is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
How Far From West 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 West Portal to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in West Portal and extending to:
- Flemington, which is the Seat of Hunterdon County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from West Portal to Flemington, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 33 miles [53.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 161 miles [259.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,739 miles [9,236 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,447 miles [10,375.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,323 miles [6,957.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West Portal) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 West Portal 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 West Portal. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6628, Longitude: -75.0344 In this case, the coordinates for West Portal have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.56 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.208 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.134 degrees. |
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