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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 Porterville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Porterville 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 Porterville:
- 40.981076, -111.678222
- 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 Porterville
- 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 Morgan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
- Since Porterville is near Summit County and also Davis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Summit County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Davis 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 Porterville
Communities Also Named Porterville ...
We found ten communities that are also named Porterville.
Within Utah, the name Porterville is unique.
Beyond Utah, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, nine are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- DeKalb County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Porterville [DeKalb County].
- California
- Tulare County
- This Porterville is located in Tulare County and lies 522 miles [840.1 km]<2> to the southwest of the Porterville that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tulare County community of Porterville.
- Illinois
- Crawford County
- This Porterville is located in Crawford County and lies 1,265 miles [2,035.8 km]<2> to the east of the Porterville that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Porterville.
- Kansas
- Bourbon County
- This Porterville is located in Bourbon County and lies 913 miles [1,469.3 km]<2> to the east of the Porterville that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bourbon County community of Porterville.
- Louisiana
- Webster Parish
- This Porterville is located in Webster Parish and lies 1,144 miles [1,841.1 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Porterville that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webster Parish community of Porterville.
- Mississippi
- Kemper County
- This Porterville is located in Kemper County and lies 1,398 miles [2,249.9 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Porterville that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kemper County community of Porterville.
- New York
- Erie County
- This Porterville is located in Erie County and lies 1,696 miles [2,729.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Porterville that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Porterville.
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Porterville lies 2,744 miles [4,416 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Porterville that is located in Morgan County.
- Oregon
- Grant County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Porterville [Grant County].
- Texas
- Loving County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Loving County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Loving County community of Porterville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Porterville ...
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.
- Benchmark Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Benchmark Village is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benchmark Village
- Cave Hollow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cave Hollow is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Hollow
- Center Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Center Village is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Village
- Centerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Circle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Circle is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Circle
- Cherry Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Park
- Cinnamon Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cinnamon Ridge is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Ridge
- Cottonwood Acres
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cottonwood Acres is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Acres
- Cottonwood Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cottonwood Heights is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Heights
- Devils Slide ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Enterprise
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Evergreen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Continue List (45 more) ...
- Forest Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Gale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gale is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gale
- Granada Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Granada Hills is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granada Hills
- Green Meadows
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Green Meadows is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Hillcrest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hillcrest is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Hillside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hillside is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Hillside Meadow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hillside Meadow is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Meadow
- Hilltop
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hilltop is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Hilltop Gardens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hilltop Gardens is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop Gardens
- Island View
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Island View is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island View
- Jensen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jensen is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jensen
- Lakeview Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lakeview Hills is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Hills
- Littleton ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Major
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Major is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Major
- Maple Crest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Crest is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Crest
- Maple Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Hills is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hills
- Meadow Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Meadow Springs is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Springs
- Meadowbrook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Meadowbrook is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Moon Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Moon Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Park
- Mountain Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- Mountainside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mountainside is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainside
- Oak Lane
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oak Lane is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lane
- Orchard View
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Orchard View is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard View
- Panorama
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Panorama is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama
- Pheasantbrook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pheasantbrook is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasantbrook
- Pinecrest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pinecrest is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
- Placid Cove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Placid Cove is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placid Cove
- Quail Cove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Quail Cove is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Cove
- Quail Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Quail Run is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
- Quailbrook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Quailbrook is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quailbrook
- Randall Way
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Randall Way is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall Way
- Reed
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Reed is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Richville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rockwood Gardens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rockwood Gardens is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood Gardens
- Rolling Hills Meadows
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rosedale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rosedale is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Stone Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stone Creek is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Creek
- Stoney Brook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Stoney Brook is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Brook
- Sunset Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sunset Heights is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Heights
- Sunset Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sunset Hills is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
- Twin Hollows
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Twin Hollows is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Hollows
- Vineyard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vineyard is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
- Vistaview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vistaview is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vistaview
- Willow View
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Willow View is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow View
- Woodland Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Woodland Springs is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Springs
How Far From Porterville 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 Porterville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Porterville and extending to:
- Morgan, which is the Seat of Morgan County, lies just to the North.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Porterville to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,827 miles [2,940.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of three days, a buggy would take 72 days and walking would take 104 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,980 miles [11,233.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,748 miles [12,469.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,727 miles [9,216.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Porterville 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Porterville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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 Porterville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Porterville 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 Porterville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9811, Longitude: -111.6782 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.777 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.331 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.627 degrees. |
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