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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 Millertown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Millertown 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 Millertown:
- 30.821020, -88.258339
- 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 Millertown
- 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 Mobile County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mobile County
- Since Millertown is near George County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for George County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson 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 Millertown
Communities Also Named Millertown ...
We found nine communities that are also named Millertown.
Within Alabama, the name Millertown is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Placer County
- This Millertown is located in Placer County and lies 1,930 miles [3,106 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Millertown that is located in Mobile County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Placer County community of Millertown.
- New York
- Rensselaer County
- This Millertown is located in Rensselaer County and lies 1,162 miles [1,870.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Millertown that is located in Mobile County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rensselaer County community of Millertown.
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Millertown lies 2,067 miles [3,326.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Millertown that is located in Mobile County.
- Ohio
- Perry County
- This Millertown is located in Perry County and lies 698 miles [1,123.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Millertown that is located in Mobile County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Millertown.
- Pennsylvania
- Columbia County
- This Millertown is located in Columbia County and lies 964 miles [1,551.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Millertown that is located in Mobile County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Millertown.
- Fayette County
- This Millertown is located in Fayette County and lies 807 miles [1,298.7 km] to the northeast of the Millertown that is located in Mobile County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Millertown.
- Tennessee
- Knox County
- This Millertown is located in Knox County and lies 441 miles [709.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Millertown that is located in Mobile County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Millertown.
- West Virginia
- Kanawha County
- This Millertown is located in Kanawha County and lies 650 miles [1,046.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Millertown that is located in Mobile County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kanawha County community of Millertown.
- Taylor County
- This Millertown is located in Taylor County and lies 749 miles [1,205.4 km] to the northeast of the Millertown that is located in Mobile County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taylor County community of Millertown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Millertown ...
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.
- Celeste
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Celeste is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celeste
- Deerwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Deerwood is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
- Eight Mile
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Georgetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Georgetown is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Indian Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Hills is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Indian Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Springs is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Oak Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Orchard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Orchard is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard
- Park Forest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Park Forest is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Forest
- Ponderosa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ponderosa is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
- Saraland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Scenic Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Scenic Hills is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Hills
- Spanish Trace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Spanish Trace is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Trace
- Tanner Williams
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tanner Williams is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner Williams
How Far From Millertown 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 Millertown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Millertown and extending to:
- Mobile, which is the Seat of Mobile County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Millertown to Mobile, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 157 miles [252.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 844 miles [1,358.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,742 miles [10,850.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,444 miles [11,980 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,323 miles [8,566.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Millertown) 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 Millertown 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 Millertown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.8210, Longitude: -88.2583 In this case, the coordinates for Millertown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.333 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.679 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.386 degrees. |
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