Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Milmine, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Milmine and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Milmine

• 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 Milmine:
  • 39.907535, -88.650345
  • 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 Milmine

• 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 Piatt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Piatt County
  • Since Milmine is near Macon County and also Moultrie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Macon County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Moultrie 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 Milmine

Curious and Interesting Names Near Milmine ...

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.

• Burrowsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Burrowsville is located in Piatt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
• Chicken Bristle
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Chicken Bristle is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicken Bristle
• Combs
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Combs is located in Piatt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs
• Jimtown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jimtown is located in Champaign County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
• Lake City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Lake City is located in Moultrie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
• Larkdale
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Larkdale is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkdale
• Lodge
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Lodge is located in Piatt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge
• Long Creek
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Long Creek is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
• Mackville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Mackville is located in Piatt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
• Prairie Hall
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Prairie Hall is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Hall

How Far From Milmine to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Milmine to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Milmine and extending to:

• Monticello, which is the Seat of Piatt County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Milmine to Monticello, with an average speed<2> 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.
• Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 53 miles [85.3 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 623 miles [1,002.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,316 miles [10,164.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,051 miles [11,347.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,932 miles [7,937.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'