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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 William, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Port William 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 William:
- 39.552252, -83.785479
- 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 William
- 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 Clinton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton County
- Since Port William is near Greene County and also Fayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette 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 William
Communities Also Named Port William ...
We found one communities that are also named Port William.
Within Ohio, the name Port William is unique.
Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Port William in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alaska
- This Port William lies 3,209 miles [5,164.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Port William that is located in Clinton County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Port William ...
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.
- Bowersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bowersville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
- Gunnerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gunnerville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnerville
- Gurneyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gurneyville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurneyville
- Jamestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Little Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Little Center is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Center
- Maple Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Corner is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Corner
- Mechanicsville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanicsville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Melvin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Melvin is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Mount Pleasant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Paintersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Paintersville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintersville
- Powderlick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Powderlick is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powderlick
- Silver Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Springs is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Starbucktown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Starbucktown is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starbucktown
How Far From Port William to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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 William to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Port William and extending to:
- Wilmington, which is the Seat of Clinton County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Port William 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 most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 363 miles [584.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,145 miles [9,889.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,869 miles [11,054.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,745 miles [7,636.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Port William) 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 William 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 William. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5523, Longitude: -83.7855 In this case, the coordinates for Port William have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.972 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.186 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.438 degrees. |
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