Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Port Orford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Port Orford and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Port Orford
- 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 Orford:
- 42.747701, -124.497435
- 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 Port Orford
- 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 Curry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Curry County
- Since Port Orford is near Coos County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for Coos 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 Port Orford ...
We found one communities that share the name Port Orford.
Within Oregon, the name Port Orford is unique.
Beyond Oregon, there is another community also named Port Orford in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Santa Barbara County
- This Port Orford is located in Santa Barbara County and lies 615 miles [989.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Port Orford that is located in Curry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Barbara County community of Port Orford.
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Port Orford ...
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.
- Denmark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Dew Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dew Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dew Valley
- Dew Valley is located in Coos County
- Fourmile
(18 miles [29 km] to the north) - Gold Beach
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Beach
- Gold Beach is located in Curry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,346 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gold Beach <3>
- Plum Trees
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum Trees have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Trees
- Plum Trees is located in Curry County
- Powers
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
- Powers is located in Coos County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 685 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powers <3>
- Sixes
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixes
- Sixes is located in Curry County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sixes <3>
- Twomile
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twomile
- Twomile is located in Coos County
How Far From Port Orford 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 city such as Port Orford to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Port Orford and extending to:
- Gold Beach, which is the Seat of Curry County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Port Orford to Gold Beach, with an average speed<4> 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 most of a day.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 168 miles [270.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,461 miles [3,960.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 97 days and walking would take 140 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,125 miles [11,466.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,887 miles [12,692.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,001 miles [9,657.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Port Orford: www.portorford.org/
The official website for Curry County: www.co.curry.or.us/
The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Port Orford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Port Orford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7477, Longitude: -124.4974 |
| <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 Port Orford 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 342.395 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.989 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 329.416 degrees. |