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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 Port Kent, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Port Kent 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 Port Kent:
- 44.527636, -73.408847
- 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 Kent
- 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 Kent is near Clinton County and also Chittenden County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chittenden 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 Kent
Curious and Interesting Names Near Port Kent ...
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.
- Gordon Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gordon Landing is located in Grand Isle County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Landing
- Malletts Bay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pearl
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Peru
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Queen City Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Queen City Park is located in Chittenden County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City Park
- Redstone Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Redstone Park is located in Chittenden County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone Park
- Rogers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rogers is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Salmon River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Salmon River is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon River
- Shipman Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Shipman Hill is located in Chittenden County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipman Hill
- South Hero
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Orchards
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Orchards is located in Chittenden County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Orchards
- Walnut Ledge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Ledge is located in Chittenden County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ledge
How Far From Port Kent 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 Port Kent 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 Kent and extending to:
- Elizabethtown, which is the Seat of Essex County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Port Kent to Elizabethtown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 130 miles [209.2 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 431 miles [693.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,516 miles [8,877.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,236 miles [10,035.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,112 miles [6,617.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Port Kent) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Port Kent 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 Port Kent. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.5276, Longitude: -73.4088 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.096 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.193 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.568 degrees. |
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