Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Port Henry:
  • 44.047759, -73.459653
  • 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 Port Henry

• 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 Essex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Essex County
  • Since Port Henry is near Addison County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Addison County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Port Henry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Port Henry ...

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.

• Chimney Point
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Chimney Point is located in Addison County (VT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Point
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Chimney Point
  • From Port Henry to Chimney Point
• Cream Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Cream Hill is located in Addison County (VT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream Hill
• Crown Point
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Crown Point is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Point
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crown Point <1>
• Factoryville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Factoryville is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factoryville
• Grover Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Grover Hills is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover Hills
• Ironville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Ironville is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ironville
  • From Port Henry to Ironville
• Mineville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Mineville is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineville <1>
• New Russia
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • New Russia is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Russia
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Russia <1>
• Willow Point
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Willow Point is located in Addison County (VT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Point

How Far From Port Henry to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a village such as Port Henry to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Port Henry and extending to:

• Elizabethtown, which is the Seat of Essex County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Port Henry to Elizabethtown, with an average speed<3> 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.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 97 miles [156.1 km] to the south (S). 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 400 miles [643.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,537 miles [8,910.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,256 miles [10,068.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,131 miles [6,648.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'