Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Gap:
  • 35.915352, -89.497297
  • 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 Gap

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Porter Gap ...

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.

• Double Bridges
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Double Bridges is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Bridges
• Dry Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Dry Hill is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Hill
• Edith
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Edith is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edith
• Halls
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Halls is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,041 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halls <1>
• Key Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Key Corner is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key Corner
• Knob Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Knob Creek is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Creek
• Poplar Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Poplar Grove is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
• Richwoods
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Richwoods is located in Dyer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
• Stinger
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Stinger is located in Dyer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinger
• Tiger Tail
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Tiger Tail is located in Dyer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiger Tail
• Unionville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Unionville is located in Dyer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville

How Far From Porter Gap 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 Porter Gap 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 Gap and extending to:

• Ripley, which is the Seat of Lauderdale County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Porter Gap to Ripley, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 152 miles [244.6 km] to the east (E). 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 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 713 miles [1,147.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,544 miles [10,531.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,269 miles [11,698.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,145 miles [8,280.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'