Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Portville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Portville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Portville
- 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 Portville:
- 42.036706, -78.337257
- 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 Portville
- 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 Cattaraugus County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cattaraugus County
- Since Portville is near McKean County and also Allegany County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for McKean 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Portville ...
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.
- Boardmanville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boardmanville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardmanville
- Boardmanville is located in Cattaraugus County
- Four Mile
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Gardens of Brother Leo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardens of Brother Leo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardens of Brother Leo
- Gardens of Brother Leo is located in Cattaraugus County
- Haymaker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Homer Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homer Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer Hill
- Homer Hill is located in Cattaraugus County
- Indian Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Crossing
- Indian Crossing is located in McKean County (PA)
- Knapp Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knapp Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knapp Creek
- Knapp Creek is located in Cattaraugus County
- Little Genesee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Genesee
- Little Genesee is located in Allegany County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Genesee <3>
- Main Settlement
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Main Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Main Settlement
- Main Settlement is located in Cattaraugus County
- Rock City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Shinglehouse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinglehouse
- Shinglehouse is located in Potter County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,044 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shinglehouse <3>
- Toll Gate Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toll Gate Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toll Gate Corner
- Toll Gate Corner is located in Cattaraugus County
How Far From Portville 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 village such as Portville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Portville and extending to:
- Little Valley, which is the Seat of Cattaraugus County, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<4> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Portville to Little Valley, with an average speed<5> 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 just over a day.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 237 miles [381.4 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 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 227 miles [365.3 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,817 miles [9,361.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,538 miles [10,521.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,413 miles [7,102 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Portville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Cattaraugus County: www.co.cattaraugus.ny.us/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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- Portville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Portville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0367, Longitude: -78.3373 In this case, the coordinates for Portville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Portville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.455 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.568 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.049 degrees. |