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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 Porterville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Porterville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Porterville:
    • 44.795703, -118.395223
    • 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 Porterville
  • 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 Porterville ...

We found ten communities that share the name Porterville.

Within Oregon, the name Porterville is unique.

Beyond Oregon, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, nine are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • DeKalb County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Porterville [DeKalb County].
    • California
      • Tulare County
      • This Porterville is located in Tulare County and lies 603 miles [970.4 km]<2> to the south of the Porterville that is located in Grant County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tulare County community of Porterville.
    • Illinois
      • Crawford County
      • This Porterville is located in Crawford County and lies 1,609 miles [2,589.4 km]<2> to the east of the Porterville that is located in Grant County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Porterville.
    • Kansas
      • Bourbon County
      • This Porterville is located in Bourbon County and lies 1,299 miles [2,090.5 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Porterville that is located in Grant County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bourbon County community of Porterville.
    • Louisiana
      • Webster Parish
      • This Porterville is located in Webster Parish and lies 1,560 miles [2,510.6 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Porterville that is located in Grant County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webster Parish community of Porterville.
    • Mississippi
      • Kemper County
      • This Porterville is located in Kemper County and lies 1,801 miles [2,898.4 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Porterville that is located in Grant County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kemper County community of Porterville.
    • New York
      • Erie County
      • This Porterville is located in Erie County and lies 1,970 miles [3,170.4 km]<2> to the east of the Porterville that is located in Grant County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Porterville.
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • This Porterville lies 2,903 miles [4,671.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Porterville that is located in Grant County.
    • Texas
      • Loving County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Loving County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Loving County community of Porterville.
    • Utah
      • Morgan County
      • This Porterville is located in Morgan County and lies 429 miles [690.4 km]<2> to the southeast of the Porterville that is located in Grant County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Porterville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Porterville ...

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.

  • Cableville ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cableville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cableville
    • Cableville is located in Baker County
  • Galena
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
    • Galena is located in Grant County
  • Granite
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
    • Granite is located in Grant County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
  • Greenhorn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhorn
    • Greenhorn is located in Baker County
  • Little Alps
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Alps have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Alps
    • Little Alps is located in Baker County
  • Pocahontas ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pocahontas have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
    • Pocahontas is located in Baker County
  • Robinsonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
    • Robinsonville is located in Grant County
  • Rock Creek
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
    • Rock Creek is located in Baker County
  • Susanville ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susanville
    • Susanville is located in Grant County

How Far From Porterville 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 community such as Porterville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Porterville once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Porterville and extending to:

  • Canyon City, which is the Seat of Grant County, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Porterville to Canyon City, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 227 miles [365.3 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,142 miles [3,447.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 84 days and walking would take 122 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,888 miles [11,085.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,654 miles [12,317.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,718 miles [9,202.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Porterville could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>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- Porterville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Porterville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7957, Longitude: -118.3952       In this case, the coordinates for Porterville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Porterville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<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 Porterville 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 337.473 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.308 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.426 degrees.




 

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