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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 Milan, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Milan 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 Milan:
    • 32.019454, -83.063057
    • 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 Milan
  • 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 Milan ...

We found 22 communities that share the name Milan.

Within Georgia, the name Milan is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of another 22 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 22 communities, 21 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jackson County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Milan [Jackson County].
    • Arkansas
      • Yell County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Milan [Yell County].
    • Florida
      • Columbia County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Milan [Columbia County].
    • Illinois
      • Rock Island County
      • This Milan is located in Rock Island County and lies 771 miles [1,240.8 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Milan that is located in Telfair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rock Island County community of Milan.
      • White County
      • This Milan is located in White County and lies 508 miles [817.5 km] to the north northwest of the Milan that is located in Telfair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the White County community of Milan.
    • Indiana
      • Ripley County
      • This Milan is located in Ripley County and lies 504 miles [811.1 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Milan that is located in Telfair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ripley County community of Milan.
    • Kansas
      • Sumner County
      • This Milan is located in Sumner County and lies 904 miles [1,454.8 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Milan that is located in Telfair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumner County community of Milan.
    • Kentucky
      • McCracken County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Milan [McCracken County].
    • Michigan
      • Washtenaw County
      • This Milan is located in Washtenaw County and lies 696 miles [1,120.1 km]<3> to the north of the Milan that is located in Telfair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washtenaw County community of Milan.
    • Minnesota
      • Chippewa County
      • This Milan is located in Chippewa County and lies 1,136 miles [1,828.2 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Milan that is located in Telfair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chippewa County community of Milan.
    • Missouri
      • Sullivan County
      • This Milan is located in Sullivan County and lies 795 miles [1,279.4 km]<3> to the northwest of the Milan that is located in Telfair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Milan.
    • New Hampshire
      • Coos County
      • This Milan is located in Coos County and lies 1,077 miles [1,733.3 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Milan that is located in Telfair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coos County community of Milan.
    • New Mexico
      • Cibola County
      • This Milan is located in Cibola County and lies 1,440 miles [2,317.5 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Milan that is located in Telfair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cibola County community of Milan.
    • New York
      • Dutchess County
      • This Milan is located in Dutchess County and lies 854 miles [1,374.4 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Milan that is located in Telfair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dutchess County community of Milan.
    • Ohio
      • Erie County
      • This Milan is located in Erie County and lies 640 miles [1,030 km]<3> to the north of the Milan that is located in Telfair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Milan.
    • Oklahoma
      • Woods County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Milan [Woods County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Bradford County
      • This Milan is located in Bradford County and lies 771 miles [1,240.8 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Milan that is located in Telfair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradford County community of Milan.
    • Quebec
      • This Milan lies 1,133 miles [1,823.4 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Milan that is located in Telfair County.
    • Tennessee
      • Gibson County
      • This Milan is located in Gibson County and lies 422 miles [679.1 km]<3> to the northwest of the Milan that is located in Telfair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gibson County community of Milan.
    • Virginia
      • Norfolk City
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Milan [Norfolk City].
    • Washington
      • Spokane County
      • This Milan is located in Spokane County and lies 2,095 miles [3,371.6 km]<3> to the northwest of the Milan that is located in Telfair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spokane County community of Milan.
    • Wisconsin
      • Marathon County
      • This Milan is located in Marathon County and lies 973 miles [1,565.9 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Milan that is located in Telfair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marathon County community of Milan.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Milan ...

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.

  • China Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for China Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Hill
    • China Hill is located in Telfair County
  • Five Points
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Five Points is located in Dodge County
  • Helena
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jay Bird Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jay Bird Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay Bird Springs
    • Jay Bird Springs is located in Dodge County
  • Poplar Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
    • Poplar Hill is located in Dodge County
  • Rhine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rhine have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhine
    • Rhine is located in Dodge County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rhine <5>
  • Temperance
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Temperance have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance
    • Temperance is located in Telfair County
  • Union
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Union is located in Dodge County
  • Workmore
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Workmore have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Workmore
    • Workmore is located in Telfair County

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

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

  • McRae - Helena, which is the Seat of Telfair County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Milan to McRae - Helena, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 142 miles [228.5 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 583 miles [938.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,461 miles [10,398 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,152 miles [11,510 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,036 miles [8,104.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

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

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Milan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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 Milan 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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Milan) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Milan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.0195, Longitude: -83.0631       In this case, the coordinates for Milan have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Milan 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 311.413 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.465 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.199 degrees.









 

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