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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 Perry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Port Perry 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 Perry:
- 40.390902, -79.849493
- 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 Perry
- 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 Allegheny County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Allegheny County
- Since Port Perry is near Westmoreland County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Perry
Communities Also Named Port Perry ...
We found one communities that are also named Port Perry.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Port Perry is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Port Perry in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ontario
- This Port Perry lies 260 miles [418.4 km]<1> to the north of the Port Perry that is located in Allegheny County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Port Perry ...
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.
- Eden Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Eden Park is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Park
- Frick Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Frick Park is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frick Park
- Glassport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Hazel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Glen Hazel is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hazel
- Hays
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hays is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
- Homestead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Homeville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Homeville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeville
- Leak Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Leak Run is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leak Run
- Liberty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,438 people
- Lincoln Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln Place is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Place
- New Homestead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- New Homestead is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Homestead
- Otto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Otto is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Regent Square
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Regent Square is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regent Square
- Shadow Shuttle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Shadow Shuttle is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Shuttle
- Squirrel Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Squirrel Hill is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel Hill
- Swissvale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Terrace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Terrace is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace
- Turtle Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
How Far From Port Perry 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 Port Perry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Port Perry and extending to:
- Pittsburgh, which is the Seat of Allegheny County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 156 miles [251.1 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Port Perry to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 181 miles [291.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,950 miles [9,575.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,667 miles [10,729.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,543 miles [7,311.2 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Port Perry) 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 Perry 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 Perry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3909, Longitude: -79.8495 In this case, the coordinates for Port Perry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.499 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.496 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.377 degrees. |
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