Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Portageville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Portageville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Portageville
- 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 Portageville:
- 42.569786, -78.040006
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Portageville
- 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 Wyoming County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wyoming County
- Since Portageville is near Livingston County and also Allegany County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Livingston County
- eBird sighting report for Allegany 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Portageville ...
We found one communities that share the name Portageville.
Within New York, the name Portageville is unique.
Beyond New York, there is another community also named Portageville in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- New Madrid County
- This Portageville is located in New Madrid County and lies 751 miles [1,208.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Portageville that is located in Wyoming County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Madrid County community of Portageville.
- Missouri
Curious and Interesting Names Near Portageville ...
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.
- Hardys
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Hermitage
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Hunt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
- Hunt is located in Livingston County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hunt <3>
- Hunt Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunt Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Hollow
- Hunt Hollow is located in Livingston County
- Lewis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Pike
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Pike is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pike <3>
- Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Rock Glen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Silver Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Silver Lake is located in Wyoming County
- Silver Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Silver Springs is located in Wyoming County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Springs <3>
- Wing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
How Far From Portageville 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 Portageville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Portageville and extending to:
- Warsaw, which is the Seat of Wyoming County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Portageville to Warsaw, with an average speed<4> 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 217 miles [349.2 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 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 258 miles [415.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,782 miles [9,305.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,504 miles [10,467.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,380 miles [7,048.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Portageville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Portageville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Portageville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5698, Longitude: -78.0400 In this case, the coordinates for Portageville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Portageville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.226 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.392 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.691 degrees. |