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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 Milo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Milo 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 Milo:
    • 36.220088, -118.816416
    • 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 Milo
  • 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 Tulare County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • eBird sighting report for Tulare 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 Milo ...

We found 23 communities that share the name Milo.

Within California, the name Milo is unique.

Beyond California, we know of another 23 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 23 communities, 21 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Pike County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Milo [Pike County].
    • Alberta
      • This Milo lies 1,033 miles [1,662.5 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Milo that is located in Tulare County.
    • Arkansas
      • Ashley County
      • This Milo is located in Ashley County and lies 1,532 miles [2,465.5 km]<2> to the east of the Milo that is located in Tulare County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashley County community of Milo.
    • Idaho
      • Bonneville County
      • This Milo is located in Bonneville County and lies 628 miles [1,010.7 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Milo that is located in Tulare County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bonneville County community of Milo.
    • Illinois
      • Bureau County
      • This Milo is located in Bureau County and lies 1,604 miles [2,581.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Milo that is located in Tulare County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bureau County community of Milo.
    • Indiana
      • Grant County
      • This Milo is located in Grant County and lies 1,818 miles [2,925.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Milo that is located in Tulare County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Milo.
    • Iowa
      • Warren County
      • This Milo is located in Warren County and lies 1,405 miles [2,261.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Milo that is located in Tulare County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Milo.
    • Kansas
      • Lincoln County
      • This Milo is located in Lincoln County and lies 1,154 miles [1,857.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Milo that is located in Tulare County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Milo.
    • Kentucky
      • Martin County
      • This Milo is located in Martin County and lies 1,987 miles [3,197.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Milo that is located in Tulare County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Martin County community of Milo.
    • Maine
      • Piscataquis County
      • This Milo is located in Piscataquis County and lies 2,636 miles [4,242.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Milo that is located in Tulare County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Piscataquis County community of Milo.
    • Michigan
      • Barry County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Milo [Barry County].
    • Missouri
      • Vernon County
      • This Milo is located in Vernon County and lies 1,352 miles [2,175.8 km]<2> to the east of the Milo that is located in Tulare County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vernon County community of Milo.
    • New York
      • Yates County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Milo [Yates County].
    • Ohio
      • Defiance County
      • This community is historic<3> 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 Milo.
      • Franklin County
      • This Milo is located in Franklin County and lies 1,951 miles [3,139.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Milo that is located in Tulare County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Milo.
    • Oklahoma
      • Carter County
      • This Milo is located in Carter County and lies 1,215 miles [1,955.4 km]<2> to the east of the Milo that is located in Tulare County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carter County community of Milo.
    • Oregon
      • Douglas County
      • This Milo is located in Douglas County and lies 515 miles [828.8 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Milo that is located in Tulare County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Milo.
    • Prince Edward Island
      • This Milo lies 2,855 miles [4,594.7 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Milo that is located in Tulare County.
    • Tennessee
      • Bledsoe County
      • This Milo is located in Bledsoe County and lies 1,880 miles [3,025.6 km]<2> to the east of the Milo that is located in Tulare County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bledsoe County community of Milo.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Milo is located in Salt Lake County and lies 486 miles [782.1 km]<2> to the northeast of the Milo that is located in Tulare County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Milo.
    • West Virginia
      • Calhoun County
      • This Milo is located in Calhoun County and lies 2,057 miles [3,310.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Milo that is located in Tulare County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Milo.
      • Roane County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Milo [Roane County].
    • Wyoming
      • Carbon County
      • This Milo is located in Carbon County and lies 762 miles [1,226.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Milo that is located in Tulare County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carbon County community of Milo.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Milo ...

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.

  • Burr
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burr have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr
    • Burr is located in Tulare County
  • Cedar Slope
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Slope
    • Cedar Slope is located in Tulare County
  • Globe
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Globe have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
    • Globe is located in Tulare County
  • Grey Rocks ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grey Rocks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey Rocks
    • Grey Rocks is located in Tulare County
  • Lemon Cove
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Magnolia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
    • Magnolia is located in Tulare County
  • Mountain Home
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Home have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
    • Mountain Home is located in Tulare County
  • Oak Grove
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Oak Grove is located in Tulare County
  • Porterville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Quaker Meadow
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quaker Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Meadow
      • Quaker Meadow is located in Tulare County
    • Soda Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Springs
      • Soda Springs is located in Tulare County
    • Stout
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stout have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
      • Stout is located in Tulare County
    • Three Rivers
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Tonyville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tonyville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonyville
      • Tonyville is located in Tulare County
    • Worth
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Worth have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth
      • Worth is located in Tulare County

How Far From Milo 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 Milo to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Milo and extending to:

  • Visalia, which is the Seat of Tulare County, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Milo to Visalia, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 219 miles [352.4 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,274 miles [3,659.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 89 days and walking would take 130 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,442 miles [11,976.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,211 miles [13,214.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,220 miles [10,010.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Milo. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Tulare County: www.co.tulare.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Milo 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Milo) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Milo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2201, Longitude: -118.8164    
<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 Milo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Milo 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 337.006 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.211 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.985 degrees.









 

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