Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Milton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Milton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Milton
- 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 Milton:
- 39.564562, -90.650114
- 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 Milton
- 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 Pike County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Pike County
- Since Milton is near Scott County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Scott County
- eBird sighting report for Greene 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 Milton ...
We found 74 communities that share the name Milton.
There are five communities within Illinois that are also named Milton.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another 61 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 61 communities, 63 are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
In addition to the above occurrences of Milton, we know of eight communities located outside of the United States and Canada.
- Communities Located In Illinois ...
- Brown County
- Fulton County
- Madison County
- Schuyler County
- Vermilion County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arizona
- California
- Calaveras County
- This Milton is located in Calaveras County and lies 1,621 miles [2,608.7 km]<2> to the west of the Milton that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calaveras County community of Milton.
- Sierra County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Milton [Sierra County].
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Indiana
- Ohio County
- This Milton is located in Ohio County and lies 303 miles [487.6 km]<2> to the east of the Milton that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ohio County community of Milton.
- Wayne County
- This Milton is located in Wayne County and lies 292 miles [469.9 km] to the east of the Milton that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Milton.
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kingman County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Kingman County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kingman County community of Milton.
- Marion County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Milton [Marion County].
- Sumner County
- This Milton is located in Sumner County and lies 411 miles [661.4 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Milton that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumner County community of Milton.
- Kentucky
- Letcher County
- This Milton is located in Letcher County and lies 445 miles [716.2 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Milton that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Letcher County community of Milton.
- Trimble County
- This Milton is located in Trimble County and lies 288 miles [463.5 km] to the east of the Milton that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trimble County community of Milton.
- Louisiana
- Lafayette Parish
- This Milton is located in Lafayette Parish and lies 658 miles [1,058.9 km]<2> to the south of the Milton that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lafayette Parish community of Milton.
- Vermilion Parish
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Milton [Vermilion Parish].
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Atchison County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Milton [Atchison County].
- Platte County
- This Milton is located in Platte County and lies 213 miles [342.8 km]<2> to the west of the Milton that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Platte County community of Milton.
- Randolph County
- This Milton is located in Randolph County and lies 89 miles [143.2 km] to the west of the Milton that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Milton.
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Custer County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Milton [Custer County].
- Gosper County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Gosper County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gosper County community of Milton.
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New York
- Saratoga County
- This Milton is located in Saratoga County and lies 901 miles [1,450 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Milton that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saratoga County community of Milton.
- Ulster County
- This Milton is located in Ulster County and lies 885 miles [1,424.3 km] to the east northeast of the Milton that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ulster County community of Milton.
- Westchester County
- This Milton is located in Westchester County and lies 897 miles [1,443.6 km] to the east of the Milton that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westchester County community of Milton.
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Milton lies 1,899 miles [3,056.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Milton that is located in Pike County.
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Nova Scotia
- This Milton lies 1,362 miles [2,191.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Milton that is located in Pike County.
- Ohio
- Ashland County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Milton [Ashland County].
- Mahoning County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Milton [Mahoning County].
- Miami County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Milton [Miami County].
- Tuscarawas County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Tuscarawas County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscarawas County community of Milton.
- Wood County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Milton [Wood County].
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Milton lies 619 miles [996.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Milton that is located in Pike County.
- Oregon
- Columbia County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Milton [Columbia County].
- Umatilla County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Milton [Umatilla County].
- Pennsylvania
- Armstrong County
- This Milton is located in Armstrong County and lies 609 miles [980.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Milton that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Armstrong County community of Milton.
- Northumberland County
- This Milton is located in Northumberland County and lies 733 miles [1,179.6 km] to the east northeast of the Milton that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northumberland County community of Milton.
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Morgan County
- This Milton is located in Morgan County and lies 1,112 miles [1,789.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Milton that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Milton.
- Tooele County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Milton [Tooele County].
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Albemarle County
- This Milton is located in Albemarle County and lies 667 miles [1,073.4 km]<2> to the east of the Milton that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Milton.
- Charles City County
- This Milton is located in Charles City County and lies 752 miles [1,210.2 km] to the east of the Milton that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles City County community of Milton.
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Communities Beyond North America ...
- Australia
- Distance: 9,131 miles [14,694.9 km]<2> to the west southwest
- Scotland
- Distance: 3,842 miles [6,183.1 km]<2> to the northeast
- England
- - Stoke-on-Trent
- Distance: 4,045 miles [6,509.8 km]<2> to the northeast
- - Cambridge
- Distance: 4,157 miles [6,690 km] to the northeast
- - Abingdon
- Distance: 4,121 miles [6,632.1 km] to the northeast
- Wales
- Distance: 3,982 miles [6,408.4 km]<2> to the northeast
- New Zealand
- Distance: 8,500 miles [13,679.4 km]<2> to the southwest
- South Africa
- Distance: 8,867 miles [14,270.1 km]<2> to the east
- Australia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Milton ...
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.
- Florence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Grand Pass
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Pass have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Pass
- Grand Pass is located in Greene County
- Greenpond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Independence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Independence is located in Pike County
- Montezuma
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Old Pearl
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Pearl
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Pearl is located in Pike County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearl <5>
- Sunny Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunny Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
- Sunny Hill is located in Pike County
- Time
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
How Far From Milton 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 village such as Milton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Milton and extending to:
- Pittsfield, which is the Seat of Pike County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Milton to Springfield, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 728 miles [1,171.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,407 miles [10,311.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,145 miles [11,498.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,028 miles [8,091.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Milton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Milton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Milton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Milton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5646, Longitude: -90.6501 In this case, the coordinates for Milton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Milton 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. |
| <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 Milton 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 316.405 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.264 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.646 degrees. |