Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Porter Court, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Porter Court and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Porter Court

• 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 Porter Court:
  • 36.322558, -88.324488
  • 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 Porter Court

• 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 Henry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Henry County
  • Since Porter Court is near Calloway County and also Weakley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Calloway County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Weakley 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 Porter Court

Curious and Interesting Names Near Porter Court ...

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.

• Chickasaw Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Chickasaw Heights is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw Heights
• Foundry Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Foundry Hill is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundry Hill
• Hilltop
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Hilltop is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
• India
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • India is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India
• Meadow Mead
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Meadow Mead is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Mead
• Nobles
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Nobles is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobles
• Palestine
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Palestine is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
• Paris
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Paris is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,952 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <1>
• Porters ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Porters is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters
• Sunny Side
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Sunny Side is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Porter Court and extending to:

• Paris, which is the Seat of Henry County, lies just to the South.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Porter Court to Nashville, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 642 miles [1,033.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,478 miles [10,425.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,201 miles [11,588.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,077 miles [8,170.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'