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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 Middleport, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Middleport and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Middleport:
    • 46.771046, -90.782128
    • 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 Middleport
  • 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 Ashland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Ashland County
    • Since Middleport is near Bayfield County and also Iron County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bayfield County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Iron 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 Middleport

Communities Also Named Middleport ...

We found five communities that are also named Middleport.

Within Wisconsin, the name Middleport is unique.

Beyond Wisconsin, we know of five communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New York
      • Madison County
      • This Middleport is located in Madison County and lies 793 miles [1,276.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Middleport that is located in Ashland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Middleport.
      • Niagara County
      • This Middleport is located in Niagara County and lies 648 miles [1,042.9 km] to the east southeast of the Middleport that is located in Ashland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Niagara County community of Middleport.
    • Ohio
      • Meigs County
      • This Middleport is located in Meigs County and lies 693 miles [1,115.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Middleport that is located in Ashland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meigs County community of Middleport.
    • Ontario
      • This Middleport lies 580 miles [933.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Middleport that is located in Ashland County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Schuylkill County
      • This Middleport is located in Schuylkill County and lies 841 miles [1,353.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Middleport that is located in Ashland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuylkill County community of Middleport.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Middleport ...

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.

  • Birch
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Birch is located in Ashland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch
  • Cedar
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar is located in Iron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
  • Cornucopia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Cornucopia is located in Bayfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornucopia
  • Gurney
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Gurney is located in Iron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurney
  • High Bridge
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • High Bridge is located in Ashland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge
  • Mason
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mason is located in Bayfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
  • Minersville
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Minersville is located in Ashland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
  • Pureair
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Pureair is located in Bayfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pureair
  • Red Cliff
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Red Cliff is located in Bayfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Cliff
  • Sand Bay
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Sand Bay is located in Bayfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Bay

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Middleport and extending to:

  • Ashland, which is the Seat of Ashland County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Middleport to Ashland, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 264 miles [424.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 881 miles [1,417.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 50 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,050 miles [9,736.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,805 miles [10,951.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,715 miles [7,588.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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- Middleport) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Middleport 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 Middleport. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.7710, Longitude: -90.7821       In this case, the coordinates for Middleport have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.514 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.382 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.755 degrees.