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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 Orange, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Port Orange 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 Orange:
- 41.486784, -74.574538
- 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 Orange
- 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 Orange County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
- Since Port Orange is near Sullivan County and also Sussex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex 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 Orange
Communities Also Named Port Orange ...
We found one communities that are also named Port Orange.
Within New York, the name Port Orange is unique.
Beyond New York, there is another community also named Port Orange in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Volusia County
- This Port Orange is located in Volusia County and lies 925 miles [1,488.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Port Orange that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Volusia County community of Port Orange.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Port Orange ...
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.
- Bushville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bushville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushville
- Cuddebackville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Deer Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Run is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
- Finchville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Haven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Haven is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven
- High View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- High View is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High View
- Maple Glen
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Maple Glen is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Glen
- Mount Hope
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Hope is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Mount Prosper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Prosper is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Prosper
- Paradise
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pilgrim Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pilgrim Corners is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Corners
- Roses Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Roses Point is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roses Point
- Yankee Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
How Far From Port Orange 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 Port Orange to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Port Orange and extending to:
- Goshen, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Port Orange to Goshen, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 90 miles [144.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 220 miles [354.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,686 miles [9,150.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,397 miles [10,295 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,272 miles [6,875.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Port Orange) 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 Port Orange 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 Orange. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4868, Longitude: -74.5745 In this case, the coordinates for Port Orange have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.20 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.933 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.566 degrees. |
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