Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Millport, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Millport and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Millport
- 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 Millport:
- 33.558491, -88.081962
- 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 Millport
- 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 Lamar County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lamar County
- Since Millport is near Pickens County and also Fayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pickens County
- eBird sighting report for Fayette 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 Millport ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Millport.
Within Alabama, the name Millport is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Kentucky
- Missouri
- Daviess County
- Although located in Daviess County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Daviess County community of Millport.
- Knox County
- This Millport is located in Knox County and lies 513 miles [825.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Millport that is located in Lamar County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Millport.
- New York
- Ohio
- Columbiana County
- This Millport is located in Columbiana County and lies 632 miles [1,017.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Millport that is located in Lamar County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbiana County community of Millport.
- Defiance County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Defiance County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Defiance County community of Millport.
- Pickaway County
- This Millport is located in Pickaway County and lies 510 miles [820.8 km] to the north northeast of the Millport that is located in Lamar County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickaway County community of Millport.
- Stark County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Millport [Stark County].
- Pennsylvania
- Lancaster County
- This Millport is located in Lancaster County and lies 794 miles [1,277.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Millport that is located in Lamar County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Millport.
- Potter County
- This Millport is located in Potter County and lies 792 miles [1,274.6 km] to the northeast of the Millport that is located in Lamar County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Potter County community of Millport.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Millport ...
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.
- Border Springs ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Border Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border Springs
- Border Springs is located in Lowndes County (MS)
- Coal Fire
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Crossville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossville
- Crossville is located in Lamar County
- Ethelsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ethelsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethelsville
- Ethelsville is located in Pickens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Fernbank
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Forest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Jerusalem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Kennedy
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Kingville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Liberty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Pinecrest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Reform
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reform have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
- Reform is located in Pickens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reform <5>
- Star
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Millport 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 town such as Millport to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Millport and extending to:
- Vernon, which is the Seat of Lamar County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Millport to Vernon, with an average speed<6> 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.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 131 miles [210.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 716 miles [1,152.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,602 miles [10,624.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,315 miles [11,772.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,191 miles [8,354.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Millport. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Millport) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Millport. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5585, Longitude: -88.0820 In this case, the coordinates for Millport have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Millport, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Millport 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Millport to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.454 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.193 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.807 degrees. |