Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Milford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Milford and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Milford
- 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 Milford:
- 38.909732, -75.427937
- 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 Milford
- 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 Kent County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Kent County
- Since Milford is near Sussex County and also Caroline County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Sussex County
- eBird sighting report for Caroline 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 Milford ...
We found 46 communities that share the name Milford.
There is one other community in Delaware which is also named Milford.
Beyond Delaware, we know of another 38 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 38 communities, 36 are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
In addition to the above occurrences of Milford, we know of seven communities located outside of the United States and Canada.
- Communities Located In Delaware ...
- Sussex County
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Milford.
- Sussex County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- California
- Connecticut
- Georgia
- Baker County
- This Milford is located in Baker County and lies 730 miles [1,174.8 km]<2> to the southwest of the Milford that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baker County community of Milford.
- Cobb County
- This Milford is located in Cobb County and lies 616 miles [991.4 km] to the west southwest of the Milford that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cobb County community of Milford.
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Decatur County
- This Milford is located in Decatur County and lies 546 miles [878.7 km]<2> to the west of the Milford that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Decatur County community of Milford.
- Kosciusko County
- This Milford is located in Kosciusko County and lies 575 miles [925.4 km] to the west northwest of the Milford that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kosciusko County community of Milford.
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Barton County
- This Milford is located in Barton County and lies 1,017 miles [1,636.7 km]<2> to the west of the Milford that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barton County community of Milford.
- Carroll County
- This Milford is located in Carroll County and lies 959 miles [1,543.4 km] to the west of the Milford that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Milford.
- Nebraska
- New Brunswick
- This Milford lies 648 miles [1,042.9 km]<2> to the northeast of the Milford that is located in Kent County.
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New York
- Nova Scotia
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This Milford lies 354 miles [569.7 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Milford that is located in Kent County.
- Pennsylvania
- Juniata 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 Pennsylvania community of Milford [Juniata County].
- Pike County
- This Milford is located in Pike County and lies 169 miles [272 km]<2> to the north of the Milford that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Milford.
- Somerset County
- This Milford is located in Somerset County and lies 208 miles [334.7 km] to the west northwest of the Milford that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Milford.
- South Carolina
- Greenville County
- This Milford is located in Greenville County and lies 465 miles [748.3 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Milford that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Milford.
- Sumter County
- This Milford is located in Sumter County and lies 455 miles [732.3 km] to the southwest of the Milford that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Milford.
- Texas
- Utah
- Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
- Communities Beyond North America ...
- Australia
- - Victoria
- Distance: 10,205 miles [16,423.4 km]<2> to the west southwest
- - Queensland
- Distance: 9,590 miles [15,433.6 km] to the west
- England
- - Stafford
- Distance: 3,493 miles [5,621.4 km]<2> to the northeast
- - Godalming
- Distance: 3,581 miles [5,763.1 km] to the northeast
- - Bideford
- Distance: 3,424 miles [5,510.4 km] to the northeast
- Ireland
- Distance: 3,222 miles [5,185.3 km]<2> to the northeast
- New Zealand
- Distance: 8,697 miles [13,996.5 km]<2> to the west southwest
- Australia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Milford ...
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.
- Chestnut Knoll
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Knoll have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Knoll
- Chestnut Knoll is located in Sussex County
- Dogwood Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dogwood Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Meadows
- Dogwood Meadows is located in Kent County
- Freeman Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeman Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Corner
- Freeman Corner is located in Sussex County
- Greentop
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Knotts Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knotts Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knotts Landing
- Knotts Landing is located in Kent County
- Lincoln
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Lincoln is located in Sussex County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <5>
- Lincoln Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- Lincoln Village is located in Sussex County
- Lynch Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynch Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Heights
- Lynch Heights is located in Kent County
- Stanley Manor
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley Manor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Manor
- Stanley Manor is located in Sussex County
- Woods Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Haven
- Woods Haven is located in Kent County
How Far From Milford 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 city such as Milford to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Milford and extending to:
- Dover, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Milford to Dover, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 17 miles [27.4 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 86 miles [138.4 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,828 miles [9,379.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,529 miles [10,507.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,408 miles [7,094 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Milford: www.cityofmilford.com/
The official website for Kent County: www.co.kent.de.us/
The official website for State of Delaware: https://delaware.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 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 Milford 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- Milford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Milford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9097, Longitude: -75.4279 In this case, the coordinates for Milford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Milford, 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 Milford 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 306.946 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.369 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.038 degrees. |