Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Porters, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Porters and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Porters
- 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:
- 36.299224, -88.241430
- 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
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Henry County
- Since Porters is near Benton County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Benton County
- eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Porters ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Porters.
There is one other community in Tennessee which is also named Porters.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Tennessee ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Hall County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Hall County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Porters.
- Wilkes County
- This Porters is located in Wilkes County and lies 361 miles [581 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Porters that is located in Henry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilkes County community of Porters.
- Indiana
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- Allegany County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Porters [Allegany County].
- Carroll County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Porters [Carroll County].
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Porters [Allegheny County].
- Clearfield County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Porters [Clearfield County].
- York County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Porters [York County].
- Virginia
- Albemarle County
- This Porters is located in Albemarle County and lies 541 miles [870.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Porters that is located in Henry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Porters.
- Spotsylvania County
- This Porters is located in Spotsylvania County and lies 588 miles [946.3 km] to the east northeast of the Porters that is located in Henry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spotsylvania County community of Porters.
- Wisconsin
- Georgia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Porters ...
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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chickasaw Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw Heights
- Chickasaw Heights is located in Henry County
- Elkhorn
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Hilltop
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - India
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Manleyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manleyville
- Manleyville is located in Henry County
- Meadow Mead
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Mead have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Mead
- Meadow Mead is located in Henry County
- Nobles
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Paris
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Paris is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,952 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <5>
- Porter Court
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porter Court have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Court
- Porter Court is located in Henry County
- Spring Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Spring Creek is located in Henry County
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,009 people
- Sunny Side
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunny Side have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
- Sunny Side is located in Henry County
How Far From Porters 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 to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Porters once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Porters and extending to:
- Paris, which is the Seat of Henry County, lies just to the West.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Porters to Nashville, with an average speed<6>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 638 miles [1,026.8 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,476 miles [10,422.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,199 miles [11,585.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,075 miles [8,167.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Henry County: www.henryco.com/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Porters) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Porters. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2992, Longitude: -88.2414 In this case, the coordinates for Porters have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Porters, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Porters 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.714 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.869 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.29 degrees. |