Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Millar, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Millar and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Millar
- 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 Millar:
- 38.392410, -121.721347
- 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 Millar
- 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 Solano County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Solano County
- Since Millar is near Yolo County and also Sacramento County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Yolo County
- eBird sighting report for Sacramento 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 Millar ...
We found one communities that share the name Millar.
Within California, the name Millar is unique.
Beyond California, there is another community also named Millar in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ontario
- This Millar lies 1,740 miles [2,800.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Millar that is located in Solano County.
- Ontario
Curious and Interesting Names Near Millar ...
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.
- Arcade
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Bunker
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Central
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Five Points
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Solano County
- Green
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Maine Prairie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maine Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine Prairie
- Maine Prairie is located in Solano County
- Paintersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paintersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintersville
- Paintersville is located in Sacramento County
- Randall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Willow Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Point
- Willow Point is located in Yolo County
How Far From Millar 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 Millar to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Millar once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Millar and extending to:
- Fairfield, which is the Seat of Solano County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Millar to Fairfield, with an average speed<4> 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 6 hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 18 miles [29 km] to the northeast (NE). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,385 miles [3,838.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 136 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,362 miles [11,848 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,129 miles [13,082.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,181 miles [9,947.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Solano County: www.co.solano.ca.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.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- Millar) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Millar. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3924, Longitude: -121.7213 In this case, the coordinates for Millar 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> | 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 Millar, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Millar to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.68 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.557 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.735 degrees. |