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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 Milner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Milner 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 Milner:
- 33.402622, -85.543694
- 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 Milner
- 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 Randolph County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
- Since Milner is near Cleburne County and also Clay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cleburne County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clay 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 Milner
Communities Also Named Milner ...
We found eight communities that are also named Milner.
Within Alabama, the name Milner is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Columbia County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Milner [Columbia County].
- British Columbia
- This Milner lies 2,178 miles [3,505.2 km]<2> to the northwest of the Milner that is located in Randolph County.
- Colorado
- Routt County
- This Milner is located in Routt County and lies 1,277 miles [2,055.1 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Milner that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Routt County community of Milner.
- Georgia
- Lamar County
- This Milner is located in Lamar County and lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Milner that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lamar County community of Milner.
- Pike 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 Georgia community of Milner [Pike County].
- Idaho
- Twin Falls County
- This Milner is located in Twin Falls County and lies 1,663 miles [2,676.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Milner that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Twin Falls County community of Milner.
- Kentucky
- Woodford County
- This Milner is located in Woodford County and lies 322 miles [518.2 km]<2> to the north of the Milner that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Woodford County community of Milner.
- Texas
- Cass 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 Texas community of Milner [Cass County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Milner ...
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.
- Cavers Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cavers Grove is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavers Grove
- Christiana
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fuller Crossroad
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fuller Crossroad is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Crossroad
- Liberty
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Rockdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Swagg
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Swagg is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swagg
- Union
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Union is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Wildwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wildwood is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
How Far From Milner to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Milner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Milner and extending to:
- Wedowee, which is the Seat of Randolph County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Milner to Montgomery, 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 606 miles [975.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,504 miles [10,467.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,209 miles [11,601.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,086 miles [8,185.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Milner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Milner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Milner 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> | 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 Milner 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 Milner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4026, Longitude: -85.5437 In this case, the coordinates for Milner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.919 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.396 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.821 degrees. |
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