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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 Jefferson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Port Jefferson 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 Jefferson:
- 40.330055, -84.091815
- 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 Jefferson
- 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 Shelby County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
- Since Port Jefferson is near Logan County and also Champaign County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Logan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Champaign 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 Jefferson
Communities Also Named Port Jefferson ...
We found one communities that are also named Port Jefferson.
Within Ohio, the name Port Jefferson is unique.
Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Port Jefferson in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Suffolk County
- This Port Jefferson is located in Suffolk County and lies 578 miles [930.2 km]<1> to the east of the Port Jefferson that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Port Jefferson.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Port Jefferson ...
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.
- Anna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Carysville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carysville
- Crayon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Crayon is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crayon
- Fryburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fryburg is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryburg
- Gutman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Gutman is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gutman
- Kettlersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lena is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Lewistown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lewistown is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
- Maplewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Maplewood is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Rosewood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rosewood is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
- Uno
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Uno is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uno
- Valentine ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Valentine is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine
How Far From Port Jefferson 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 village such as Port Jefferson to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Port Jefferson and extending to:
- Sidney, which is the Seat of Shelby County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Port Jefferson to Columbus, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 387 miles [622.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,121 miles [9,850.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,848 miles [11,020.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,725 miles [7,604.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Port Jefferson) 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 Jefferson 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 Jefferson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3301, Longitude: -84.0918 In this case, the coordinates for Port Jefferson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.154 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.506 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.336 degrees. |
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