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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 Middleport, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Middleport 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 Middleport:
    • 40.728210, -76.085153
    • 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 Middleport
  • 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 Middleport ...

We found five communities that share the name Middleport.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Middleport is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New York
      • Madison County
      • This Middleport is located in Madison County and lies 144 miles [231.7 km]<1> to the north of the Middleport that is located in Schuylkill County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Middleport.
      • Niagara County
      • This Middleport is located in Niagara County and lies 210 miles [338 km] to the northwest of the Middleport that is located in Schuylkill County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Niagara County community of Middleport.
    • Ohio
      • Meigs County
      • This Middleport is located in Meigs County and lies 338 miles [544 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Middleport that is located in Schuylkill County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meigs County community of Middleport.
    • Ontario
      • This Middleport lies 262 miles [421.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Middleport that is located in Schuylkill County.
    • Wisconsin
      • Ashland County
      • This Middleport is located in Ashland County and lies 841 miles [1,353.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Middleport that is located in Schuylkill County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashland County community of Middleport.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Middleport ...

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.

  • Dark Water
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dark Water have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dark Water
    • Dark Water is located in Schuylkill County
  • Frisbie
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frisbie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisbie
    • Frisbie is located in Schuylkill County
  • Hills Terrace
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hills Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Terrace
    • Hills Terrace is located in Schuylkill County
  • Locust Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Valley
    • Locust Valley is located in Schuylkill County
  • Lorraine
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lorraine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
    • Lorraine is located in Schuylkill County
  • Mary-D
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mary-D have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary-D
    • Mary-D is located in Schuylkill County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mary-D <3>
  • Mechanicsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • New Philadelphia
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Pottsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Silver Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
    • Silver Creek is located in Schuylkill County
  • Vulcan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vulcan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
    • Vulcan is located in Schuylkill County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Middleport and extending to:

  • Pottsville, which is the Seat of Schuylkill County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Middleport to Harrisburg, with an average speed<4> 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 136 miles [218.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,780 miles [9,302 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,491 miles [10,446.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,367 miles [7,028 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Middleport. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Schuylkill County: www.co.schuylkill.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.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 drawn from Point A (ie- Middleport) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Middleport. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7282, Longitude: -76.0852    
<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 Middleport 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 307.184 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.925 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.567 degrees.




 

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