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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Porter Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Porter Springs and the surrounding area.
- 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 Springs:
- 31.270700, -95.609471
- 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 Springs
- 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 Houston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Houston County
- Since Porter Springs is near Leon County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Leon County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Springs
Communities Also Named Porter Springs ...
We found one communities that are also named Porter Springs.
Within Texas, the name Porter Springs is unique.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Porter Springs in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Lumpkin County
- This Porter Springs is located in Lumpkin County and lies 713 miles [1,147.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Porter Springs that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lumpkin County community of Porter Springs.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Porter Springs ...
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.
- Ash
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ash is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Centerview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Coonskin Crossing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Coonskin Crossing is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coonskin Crossing
- Cooper
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cooper is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Crockett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cut
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cut is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cut
- Halls Bluff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Halls Bluff is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Bluff
- Halls Bluff Town ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Halls Bluff Town is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Bluff Town
- Lone Pine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Pine is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Sand Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sand Ridge is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
How Far From Porter Springs to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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 Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Porter Springs and extending to:
- Crockett, which is the Seat of Houston County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Porter Springs to Crockett, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 144 miles [231.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 1,171 miles [1,884.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 46 days and walking would take 67 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,018 miles [11,294.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,745 miles [12,464.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,621 miles [9,046.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Porter Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Porter Springs to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Porter Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.2707, Longitude: -95.6095 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.959 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.141 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.304 degrees. |
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