Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Millerville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Millerville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Millerville
- 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 Millerville:
- 34.181209, -92.398765
- 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 Millerville
- 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 Grant County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Grant County
- Since Millerville is near Dallas County and also Cleveland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Dallas County
- eBird sighting report for Cleveland 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 Millerville ...
We found six communities that share the name Millerville.
Within Arkansas, the name Millerville is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Clay County
- This Millerville is located in Clay County and lies 378 miles [608.3 km]<1> to the east of the Millerville that is located in Grant County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Millerville.
- Louisiana
- Acadia Parish
- This Millerville is located in Acadia Parish and lies 266 miles [428.1 km]<1> to the south of the Millerville that is located in Grant County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Acadia Parish community of Millerville.
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- This Millerville is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 269 miles [432.9 km] to the south southeast of the Millerville that is located in Grant County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Millerville.
- Massachusetts
- Worcester County
- This Millerville is located in Worcester County and lies 1,253 miles [2,016.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Millerville that is located in Grant County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Millerville.
- Minnesota
- Douglas County
- This Millerville is located in Douglas County and lies 837 miles [1,347 km]<1> to the north of the Millerville that is located in Grant County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Millerville.
- New Brunswick
- This Millerville lies 1,611 miles [2,592.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Millerville that is located in Grant County.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Millerville ...
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.
- Cross Roads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Cross Roads is located in Grant County
- Deer Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Deer Creek is located in Grant County
- Grapevine
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Ivy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Lees Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lees Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Ferry
- Lees Ferry is located in Dallas County
- Mansville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Saline ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Saline River ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saline River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline River
- Saline River is located in Grant County
- Slabtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
How Far From Millerville 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 Millerville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Millerville and extending to:
- Sheridan, which is the Seat of Grant County, lies just to the North.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Millerville to Little Rock, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 910 miles [1,464.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 6,744 miles [10,853.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,471 miles [12,023.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,347 miles [8,605.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Millerville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Millerville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Millerville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1812, Longitude: -92.3988 In this case, the coordinates for Millerville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Millerville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.211 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.476 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.52 degrees. |