Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Porterfield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Porterfield and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Porterfield
- 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 Porterfield:
- 35.879787, -86.161657
- 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 Porterfield
- 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 Cannon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cannon County
- Since Porterfield is near Rutherford County and also Wilson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Rutherford County
- eBird sighting report for Wilson 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Porterfield ...
We found six communities that share the name Porterfield.
Within Tennessee, the name Porterfield is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Madison County
- This Porterfield is located in Madison County and lies 209 miles [336.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Porterfield that is located in Cannon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Porterfield.
- Illinois
- Marshall County
- This Porterfield is located in Marshall County and lies 394 miles [634.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Porterfield that is located in Cannon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Porterfield.
- Maine
- Oxford County
- This Porterfield is located in Oxford County and lies 976 miles [1,570.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Porterfield that is located in Cannon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oxford County community of Porterfield.
- Ohio
- Washington County
- This Porterfield is located in Washington County and lies 340 miles [547.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Porterfield that is located in Cannon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Porterfield.
- Pennsylvania
- Venango County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Porterfield [Venango County].
- Wisconsin
- Marinette County
- This Porterfield is located in Marinette County and lies 646 miles [1,039.6 km]<1> to the north of the Porterfield that is located in Cannon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marinette County community of Porterfield.
- Georgia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Porterfield ...
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.
- Bradyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
- Bradyville is located in Cannon County
- Greenvale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Halls Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Hill
- Halls Hill is located in Rutherford County
- Hardscrabble
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardscrabble have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardscrabble
- Hardscrabble is located in Cannon County
- Jimtown ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Jones Chapel ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Chapel
- Jones Chapel is located in Cannon County
- Oregon ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Pleasant Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Cannon County
- Prosperity
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prosperity have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Prosperity is located in Wilson County
- Rabbit Bluff ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rabbit Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Bluff
- Rabbit Bluff is located in Cannon County
- Readyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readyville
- Readyville is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Readyville <4>
- Riverwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Continue List (4 more) ...
- Stringtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stringtown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Stringtown is located in Cannon County
- Sugar Tree Knob
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Tree Knob have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree Knob
- Sugar Tree Knob is located in Cannon County
- Sunny Slope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunny Slope have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Slope
- Sunny Slope is located in Cannon County
- Two Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Stringtown
How Far From Porterfield 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 Porterfield to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Porterfield and extending to:
- Woodbury, which is the Seat of Cannon County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Porterfield to Nashville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 541 miles [870.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,413 miles [10,320.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,129 miles [11,473 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,004 miles [8,053.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Porterfield. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Porterfield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Porterfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8798, Longitude: -86.1617 In this case, the coordinates for Porterfield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Porterfield could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Porterfield 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 313.403 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.301 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.493 degrees. |