Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Port Washington, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Port Washington and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Port Washington
- 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 Port Washington:
- 43.387469, -87.875476
- 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 Port Washington
- 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 Ozaukee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Ozaukee County
- Since Port Washington is near Washington County and also Sheboygan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- eBird sighting report for Sheboygan 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 Port Washington ...
We found five communities that share the name Port Washington.
Within Wisconsin, the name Port Washington is unique.
Beyond Wisconsin, we know of another five communities that are located throughout 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 ...
- British Columbia
- This Port Washington lies 1,721 miles [2,769.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Port Washington that is located in Ozaukee County.
- New Jersey
- Warren County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Port Washington [Warren County].
- New York
- Nassau County
- This Port Washington is located in Nassau County and lies 746 miles [1,200.6 km]<1> to the east of the Port Washington that is located in Ozaukee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nassau County community of Port Washington.
- Queens County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Port Washington [Queens County].
- Ohio
- Tuscarawas County
- This Port Washington is located in Tuscarawas County and lies 389 miles [626 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Port Washington that is located in Ozaukee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscarawas County community of Port Washington.
- British Columbia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Port Washington ...
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.
- Belgium
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgium
- Belgium is located in Ozaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,364 people
- Cedar Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Sheboygan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,115 people
- Cedarburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarburg
- Cedarburg is located in Ozaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,783 people
- Cheeseville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheeseville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheeseville
- Cheeseville is located in Washington County
- Decker
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Decker Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Decker Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker Corner
- Decker Corner is located in Ozaukee County
- Holy Cross
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holy Cross have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
- Holy Cross is located in Ozaukee County
- Horns Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horns Corners
- Horns Corners is located in Ozaukee County
- Lake Church
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Church
- Lake Church is located in Ozaukee County
- Random Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Lake
- Random Lake is located in Sheboygan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,567 people
How Far From Port Washington 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 city such as Port Washington to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Port Washington and extending to:
- Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Port Washington to Madison, with an average speed<4>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 642 miles [1,033.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,118 miles [9,846 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,861 miles [11,041.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,749 miles [7,642.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Port Washington: www.ci.port-washington.wi.us/
The official website for Ozaukee County: www.co.ozaukee.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
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- Port Washington) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Port Washington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3875, Longitude: -87.8755 |
| <2> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Port Washington 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Port Washington to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.581 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.711 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.24 degrees. |