Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Porta Bello:
  • 37.301256, -76.647177
  • 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 Porta Bello

• 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 York County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for York County
  • Since Porta Bello is near Williamsburg City and also James City County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Williamsburg City
  • Open the eBird sighting report for James City 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 Porta Bello

Curious and Interesting Names Near Porta Bello ...

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.

• Charles Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Charles Corner is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Corner
• Clay Bank
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Clay Bank is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Bank
• Greensprings
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Greensprings is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensprings
• Hermitage
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hermitage is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
• Hermitage Banks
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hermitage Banks is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Banks
• James Terrace
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • James Terrace is located in James City County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Terrace
• Oaktree
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Oaktree is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaktree
• Queens Lake
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Queens Lake is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Lake
• Queenswood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Queenswood is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenswood
• Rosewell
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Rosewell is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewell
• Rosewell Harbor
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Rosewell Harbor is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewell Harbor
• Sawmill Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Sawmill Corner is located in James City County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmill Corner

How Far From Porta Bello 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 Porta Bello to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Porta Bello and extending to:

• Yorktown, which is the Seat of York County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 46 miles [74 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Porta Bello to Richmond, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 112 miles [180.2 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,948 miles [9,572.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,645 miles [10,694.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,525 miles [7,282.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'