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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 Millrun, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Millrun 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 Millrun:
- 33.631220, -84.341591
- 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 Millrun
- 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 Clayton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clayton County
- Since Millrun is near Fulton County and also DeKalb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb 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 Millrun
Communities Also Named Millrun ...
We found one communities that are also named Millrun.
Within Georgia, the name Millrun is unique.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Millrun in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
- Rankin County
- This Millrun is located in Rankin County and lies 339 miles [545.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Millrun that is located in Clayton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rankin County community of Millrun.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Millrun ...
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.
- Cedar Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Valley is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- Cherokee Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cherokee Forest is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Forest
- Elizabeth Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Elizabeth Park is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Park
- Ellenwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Gilbert Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gilbert Gardens is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Gardens
- Haven Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Haven Park is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Park
- Lake City
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Manor Ridge Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Manor Ridge Park is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Ridge Park
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Mountain View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mountain View is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Mountain View Plaza
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mountain View Plaza is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Plaza
- Paradise Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Paradise Park is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Park
- Rock Spring
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rock Spring is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Spring
- Sweetbriar
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sweetbriar is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetbriar
- Woodland Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Woodland Park is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
How Far From Millrun 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 Millrun to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Millrun and extending to:
- Jonesboro, which is the Seat of Clayton County, lies just to the South.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies just to the north northwest (NNW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 545 miles [877.1 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Millrun to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 31 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,442 miles [10,367.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,144 miles [11,497.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,023 miles [8,083.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Millrun) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Millrun to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Millrun. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6312, Longitude: -84.3416 In this case, the coordinates for Millrun have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.221 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.624 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.297 degrees. |
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