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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 Porters Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Porters Corners 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 Porters Corners:
- 41.505054, -80.257564
- 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 Porters Corners
- 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 Crawford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford County
- Since Porters Corners is near Mercer County and also York County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mercer County
- Open the eBird sighting report for York 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 Porters Corners
Communities Also Named Porters Corners ...
We found one communities that are also named Porters Corners.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Porters Corners is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Porters Corners in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
- Mahoning County
- This Porters Corners is located in Mahoning County and lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Porters Corners that is located in Crawford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mahoning County community of Porters Corners.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Porters Corners ...
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.
- Custards
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Custards is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custards
- Donner Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Donner Crossroads is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner Crossroads
- Five Points
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Five Points is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Fredericksburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fredericksburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Geneva
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Geneva is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Greenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hartstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hartstown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartstown
- Jamestown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Leechs Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leechs Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leechs Corners
- Meadville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Meadville Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Meadville Junction is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville Junction
- Stony Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Point is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
How Far From Porters Corners 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 community such as Porters Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Porters Corners and extending to:
- Meadville, which is the Seat of Crawford County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Porters Corners to Meadville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 195 miles [313.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 247 miles [397.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,917 miles [9,522.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,640 miles [10,686 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,516 miles [7,267.8 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- Porters Corners) 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 Porters Corners 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 Porters Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5051, Longitude: -80.2576 In this case, the coordinates for Porters Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.692 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.884 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.151 degrees. |
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