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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 Millington, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Millington 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 Millington:
- 41.563472, -88.599159
- 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 Millington
- 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 La Salle County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for La Salle County
- Since Millington is near Kendall County and also DeKalb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kendall 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 Millington
Communities Also Named Millington ...
We found eleven communities that are also named Millington.
There is one other community in Illinois that is also named Millington.
Beyond Illinois, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, ten are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Illinois ...
- Kendall County
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kendall County community of Millington.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- Middlesex County
- This Millington is located in Middlesex County and lies 838 miles [1,348.6 km]<1> to the east of the Millington that is located in La Salle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Millington.
- Maryland
- Kent County
- This Millington is located in Kent County and lies 688 miles [1,107.2 km]<1> to the east of the Millington that is located in La Salle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Millington.
- Massachusetts
- Franklin County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Millington [Franklin County].
- Michigan
- Tuscola County
- This Millington is located in Tuscola County and lies 284 miles [457.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Millington that is located in La Salle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscola County community of Millington.
- Mississippi
- Kemper County
- This Millington is located in Kemper County and lies 599 miles [964 km]<1> to the south of the Millington that is located in La Salle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kemper County community of Millington.
- New Jersey
- Morris County
- This Millington is located in Morris County and lies 734 miles [1,181.3 km]<1> to the east of the Millington that is located in La Salle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morris County community of Millington.
- Oregon
- Coos County
- This Millington is located in Coos County and lies 1,804 miles [2,903.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Millington that is located in La Salle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coos County community of Millington.
- Quebec
- This Millington lies 854 miles [1,374.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Millington that is located in La Salle County.
- Tennessee
- Shelby County
- This Millington is located in Shelby County and lies 435 miles [700.1 km]<1> to the south of the Millington that is located in La Salle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Millington.
- Virginia
- Albemarle County
- This Millington is located in Albemarle County and lies 579 miles [931.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Millington that is located in La Salle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Millington.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Millington ...
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.
- Catharine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Catharine is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharine
- Central
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Central is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Countryside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Countryside is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Fox
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fox is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Franks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kentland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Kentland is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentland
- Knob Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Knob Hill is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Hill
- Lisbon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Little Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Little Rock is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
- Pavillion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pavillion is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavillion
- Sandwich
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
How Far From Millington 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 village such as Millington to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Millington and extending to:
- Ottawa, which is the Seat of La Salle County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Millington to Ottawa, with an average speed<4> 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 6 hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 134 miles [215.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 636 miles [1,023.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,233 miles [10,031 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,973 miles [11,222 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,857 miles [7,816.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Millington) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Millington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Millington 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 Millington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5635, Longitude: -88.5992 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.078 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.02 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.134 degrees. |
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