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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 Middleport, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Middleport and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Middleport:
    • 43.212427, -78.476441
    • 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 Middleport
  • 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 Niagara County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Niagara County
    • Since Middleport is near Orleans County and also Genesee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Orleans County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Genesee 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 Middleport

Communities Also Named Middleport ...

We found five communities that are also named Middleport.

There is one other community in New York that is also named Middleport.

Beyond New York, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In New York ...
    • Madison County
      • This Middleport is located in Madison County and lies 150 miles [241.4 km]<1> to the east of the Middleport that is located in Niagara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Middleport.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Ohio
      • Meigs County
      • This Middleport is located in Meigs County and lies 345 miles [555.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Middleport that is located in Niagara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meigs County community of Middleport.
    • Ontario
      • This Middleport lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<1> to the west of the Middleport that is located in Niagara County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Schuylkill County
      • This Middleport is located in Schuylkill County and lies 210 miles [338 km]<1> to the southeast of the Middleport that is located in Niagara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuylkill County community of Middleport.
    • Wisconsin
      • Ashland County
      • This Middleport is located in Ashland County and lies 648 miles [1,042.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Middleport that is located in Niagara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashland County community of Middleport.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Middleport ...

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.

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Middleport and extending to:

  • Lockport, which is the Seat of Niagara County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Middleport to Lockport, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 241 miles [387.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 307 miles [494.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,772 miles [9,289.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,497 miles [10,455.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,374 miles [7,039.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

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- Middleport) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Middleport 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 Middleport. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2124, Longitude: -78.4764    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.445 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.741 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.631 degrees.