Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Creek:
  • 35.130641, -88.856724
  • 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 Creek

• 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 Hardeman County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hardeman County
  • Since Porters Creek is near Tippah County and also McNairy County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tippah County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McNairy 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 Creek

Curious and Interesting Names Near Porters Creek ...

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.

• Cypress
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Cypress is located in McNairy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
• Hebron
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hebron is located in Hardeman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
• Lacy
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Lacy is located in Hardeman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy
• Lisbon
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lisbon is located in Hardeman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
• Palestine
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Palestine is located in Chester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
• Piney Grove
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Piney Grove is located in Hardeman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
• Pocahontas
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pocahontas is located in Hardeman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocahontas <1>
• Poor
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Poor is located in Hardeman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poor
• Rogers Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Rogers Springs is located in Hardeman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Springs
• Rose Creek
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Rose Creek is located in McNairy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Creek
• Sulphur Springs
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Sulphur Springs is located in McNairy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs

How Far From Porters Creek 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 Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Bolivar, which is the Seat of Hardeman County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Porters Creek to Bolivar, 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 136 miles [218.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 701 miles [1,128.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,557 miles [10,552.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,278 miles [11,712.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,153 miles [8,292.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'