Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Milstead, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Milstead and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Milstead
- 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 Milstead:
- 33.687888, -83.992134
- 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 Milstead
- 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 Rockdale County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Rockdale County
- Since Milstead is near Newton County and also DeKalb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Newton County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Milstead ...
We found one communities that share the name Milstead.
Within Georgia, the name Milstead is unique.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Milstead in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Milstead ...
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.
- Abide Awhile
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abide Awhile have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abide Awhile
- Abide Awhile is located in Newton County
- Beaver Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Beaver Creek is located in Newton County
- Blossom ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Brandy Shoals
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandy Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy Shoals
- Brandy Shoals is located in Newton County
- Cedar Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Ridge
- Cedar Ridge is located in Newton County
- Dialtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Fieldstone
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fieldstone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldstone
- Fieldstone is located in Newton County
- Fountain Hill ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
- Fountain Hill is located in Rockdale County
- Hidden Shoals
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidden Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Shoals
- Hidden Shoals is located in Newton County
- Honey Creek ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honey Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Honey Creek is located in Rockdale County
- Horseshoe Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horseshoe Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Springs
- Horseshoe Springs is located in Newton County
- Marble Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Valley
- Marble Valley is located in Newton County
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- Mountain Cove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Cove
- Mountain Cove is located in Gwinnett County
- Murphy Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphy Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Hills
- Murphy Hills is located in Newton County
- Orleans ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Pine Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mountain
- Pine Mountain is located in DeKalb County
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,417 people
- Plum Orchard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Orchard
- Plum Orchard is located in Newton County
- Rock Bridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bridge
- Rock Bridge is located in Gwinnett County
- Rock Chapel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Chapel
- Rock Chapel is located in DeKalb County
- Rosebud
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Spring Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Newton County
- Summer Place
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summer Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Place
- Summer Place is located in Gwinnett County
- Twin Haynes Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Haynes Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Haynes Creek
- Twin Haynes Creek is located in Newton County
- Mountain Cove
How Far From Milstead 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 Milstead to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Milstead and extending to:
- Conyers, which is the Seat of Rockdale County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Milstead to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> 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 most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 528 miles [849.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,425 miles [10,340 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,126 miles [11,468.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,005 miles [8,054.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Milstead. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Rockdale County: www.rockdalecounty.org/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Milstead) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Milstead. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6879, Longitude: -83.9921 In this case, the coordinates for Milstead have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Milstead to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.019 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.399 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.147 degrees. |