Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Porter Corner:
  • 42.547571, -77.034690
  • 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 Porter Corner

• 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 Yates County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Yates County
  • Since Porter Corner is near Steuben County and also Schuyler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Steuben County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Schuyler 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 Porter Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Porter Corner ...

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.

• Cat Elbow Corner
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Cat Elbow Corner is located in Seneca County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cat Elbow Corner
• Crystal Spring
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Crystal Spring is located in Yates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Spring
• Dundee
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Dundee is located in Yates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,608 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dundee <1>
• Grove Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Grove Springs is located in Steuben County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Springs
• Hector
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Hector is located in Schuyler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hector <1>
• Himrod
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Himrod is located in Yates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Himrod
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Himrod <1>
• Mays Mills
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Mays Mills is located in Yates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Mills
• Randall Crossing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Randall Crossing is located in Yates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall Crossing
• Reading Center
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Reading Center is located in Schuyler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading Center
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reading Center <1>
• Rock Stream
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Rock Stream is located in Yates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Stream
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Stream <1>
• Second Milo
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Second Milo is located in Yates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Second Milo
• Willow Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Willow Grove is located in Yates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove

How Far From Porter Corner 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 Porter Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Penn Yan, which is the Seat of Yates County, lies just to the North.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 166 miles [267.2 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Porter Corner to Albany, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 252 miles [405.6 km] to the south (S). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,743 miles [9,242.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,463 miles [10,401.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,338 miles [6,981.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'