Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Miles City:
  • 26.154255, -81.344521
  • 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 Miles City

• 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 Collier County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Collier County
  • Since Miles City is near Hendry County and also Lee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hendry County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lee 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Miles City

Communities Also Named Miles City ...

We found one communities that are also named Miles City.

Within Florida, the name Miles City is unique.

Beyond Florida, there is another community also named Miles City in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Montana
    • Custer County
    • This Miles City is located in Custer County and lies 1,937 miles [3,117.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Miles City that is located in Collier County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Custer County community of Miles City.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Miles City ...

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.

• Deep Lake
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Deep Lake is located in Collier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Lake
• Jerome
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jerome is located in Collier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
• Lee Cypress
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Lee Cypress is located in Collier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cypress
• Orangetree
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Orangetree is located in Collier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangetree
• Rock Island
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Rock Island is located in Collier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
• Royal Palm Hammock
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Royal Palm Hammock is located in Collier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Palm Hammock
• Turkey Foot
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Turkey Foot is located in Collier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Foot
• Wagon Wheel
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Wagon Wheel is located in Collier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagon Wheel
• Weavers Station
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Weavers Station is located in Collier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers Station

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

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

• Naples, which is the Seat of Collier County, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Miles City to Naples, with an average speed<2> 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.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 345 miles [555.2 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 914 miles [1,470.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,647 miles [10,697.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,302 miles [11,751.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,214 miles [8,391.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'