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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 Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Porters Mill 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 Porters Mill:
    • 40.189821, -75.646581
    • 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 Porters Mill
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Porters Mill ...

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.

  • Birchrunville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birchrunville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchrunville
    • Birchrunville is located in Chester County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birchrunville <2>
  • Bucktown
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
    • Bucktown is located in Chester County
  • Cedarville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
    • Cedarville is located in Chester County
  • Coventryville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coventryville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventryville
    • Coventryville is located in Chester County
  • Fricks Lock
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fricks Lock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fricks Lock
    • Fricks Lock is located in Chester County
  • Glasgow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glasgow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
    • Glasgow is located in Montgomery County
  • Harmonyville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmonyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmonyville
    • Harmonyville is located in Chester County
  • Ludwigs Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludwigs Corner
    • Ludwigs Corner is located in Chester County
  • Pottstown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Pottstown Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown Landing
    • Pottstown Landing is located in Chester County
  • Randy Run
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randy Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randy Run
    • Randy Run is located in Montgomery County
  • Ringing Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ringing Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringing Hills
    • Ringing Hills is located in Montgomery County
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    • Ringing Rock Gardens
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ringing Rock Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringing Rock Gardens
      • Ringing Rock Gardens is located in Montgomery County
    • Seven Stars
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Stars have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
      • Seven Stars is located in Chester County
    • Spring City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Terrace Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terrace Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Hill
      • Terrace Hill is located in Montgomery County
    • Unionville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
      • Unionville is located in Berks County

How Far From Porters Mill to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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 Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Porters Mill and extending to:

  • West Chester, which is the Seat of Chester County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<4> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Porters Mill to West Chester, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 65 miles [104.6 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 115 miles [185.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,784 miles [9,308.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,492 miles [10,447.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,368 miles [7,029.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

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

The official website for Chester County: www.chesco.org/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Porters Mill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Porters Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1898, Longitude: -75.6466       In this case, the coordinates for Porters Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Porters Mill 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 306.969 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.596 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.602 degrees.




 

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