Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Miller Bend:
  • 30.473251, -85.884935
  • 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 Miller Bend

• 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 Walton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Walton County
  • Since Miller Bend is near Washington County and also Bay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bay 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 Miller Bend

Curious and Interesting Names Near Miller Bend ...

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.

• Bruce
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Bruce is located in Walton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
• Bunker
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Bunker is located in Walton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker
• Bunker Donation
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Bunker Donation is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Donation
• Crystal Lake
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Crystal Lake is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
• Greenhead
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Greenhead is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhead
• Live Oak
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Live Oak is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
• Pine Log
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Pine Log is located in Bay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log
• Red Head
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Red Head is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Head
• Redbay
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Redbay is located in Walton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbay

How Far From Miller Bend to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Miller Bend to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Miller Bend and extending to:

• De Funiak Springs, which is the Seat of Walton County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Miller Bend to De Funiak Springs, with an average speed<2> 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 most of a day.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 95 miles [152.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 767 miles [1,234.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,656 miles [10,711.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,349 miles [11,827.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,232 miles [8,420.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'