Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Millers Chapel, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Millers Chapel and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Millers Chapel

• 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 Millers Chapel:
  • 33.061235, -91.486229
  • 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 Millers Chapel

• 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 Ashley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ashley County
  • Since Millers Chapel is near Chicot County and also Morehouse Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chicot County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Morehouse Parish

• 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 Millers Chapel

Curious and Interesting Names Near Millers Chapel ...

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.

• Boeuf
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Boeuf is located in Chicot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boeuf
• Chickasaw
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Chickasaw is located in West Carroll Parish (LA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
• Eatman Ferry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Eatman Ferry is located in Ashley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eatman Ferry
• Empire
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Empire is located in Chicot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
• Eudora
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Eudora is located in Chicot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,869 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eudora <1>
• Gum Corner
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Gum Corner is located in Chicot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Corner
• Indian
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Indian is located in Chicot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian
• Jones
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jones is located in Morehouse Parish (LA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jones <1>
• Mason ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mason is located in Chicot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
• Sunshine
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Sunshine is located in Ashley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
• Terry
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Terry is located in West Carroll Parish (LA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry

How Far From Millers Chapel 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 community such as Millers Chapel to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Millers Chapel and extending to:

• Hamburg, which is the Seat of Ashley County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Millers Chapel to Hamburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 124 miles [199.6 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 900 miles [1,448.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,765 miles [10,887.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,485 miles [12,045.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,360 miles [8,626.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'