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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 Milledgeville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Milledgeville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Milledgeville:
    • 33.080254, -83.232148
    • 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 Milledgeville
  • 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 Milledgeville ...

We found nine communities that share the name Milledgeville.

Within Georgia, the name Milledgeville is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Carroll County
      • This Milledgeville is located in Carroll County and lies 709 miles [1,141 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Milledgeville that is located in Baldwin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Milledgeville.
    • Indiana
      • Boone County
      • This Milledgeville is located in Boone County and lies 509 miles [819.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Milledgeville that is located in Baldwin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Milledgeville.
    • Iowa
      • Appanoose 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 Iowa community of Milledgeville [Appanoose County].
    • Kentucky
      • Lincoln County
      • This Milledgeville is located in Lincoln County and lies 319 miles [513.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Milledgeville that is located in Baldwin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Milledgeville.
    • North Carolina
      • Montgomery 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 North Carolina community of Milledgeville [Montgomery County].
    • Ohio
      • Fayette County
      • This Milledgeville is located in Fayette County and lies 450 miles [724.2 km]<1> to the north of the Milledgeville that is located in Baldwin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Milledgeville.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Mercer County
      • This Milledgeville is located in Mercer County and lies 604 miles [972 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Milledgeville that is located in Baldwin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Milledgeville.
    • South Carolina
      • Aiken County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Milledgeville [Aiken County].
    • Tennessee
      • Chester County
      • This Milledgeville is located in Chester County and lies 333 miles [535.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Milledgeville that is located in Baldwin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Milledgeville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Milledgeville ...

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.

  • Coopers
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
    • Coopers is located in Baldwin County
  • Dennis
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
    • Dennis is located in Putnam County
  • Flat Rock
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
    • Flat Rock is located in Putnam County
  • Friendship
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
    • Friendship is located in Hancock County
  • Goldens Mill ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goldens Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldens Mill
    • Goldens Mill is located in Wilkinson County
  • Haddock
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Harpertown ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harpertown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpertown
    • Harpertown is located in Hancock County
  • Harrisburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
    • Harrisburg is located in Baldwin County
  • Martins Ferry
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martins Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Ferry
    • Martins Ferry is located in Putnam County
  • Mount Pleasant
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Baldwin County
  • Sandtown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandtown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
    • Sandtown is located in Baldwin County
  • Sandy Run
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Run have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Run
    • Sandy Run is located in Hancock County
  • Tucker Ferry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tucker Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Ferry
    • Tucker Ferry is located in Baldwin County

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

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

  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Milledgeville to Atlanta, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 529 miles [851.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,420 miles [10,332 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,116 miles [11,452.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,997 miles [8,041.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

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

The official website for Baldwin County: www.baldwincountyga.com/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Milledgeville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Milledgeville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0803, Longitude: -83.2321    
<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 Milledgeville 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>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 Milledgeville, 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 Milledgeville 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 311.555 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.778 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.005 degrees.









 

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