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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 Millersburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Millersburg and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Millersburg:
    • 41.526407, -85.695921
    • 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 Millersburg
  • 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 Millersburg ...

We found fourteen communities that share the name Millersburg.

There are three communities within Indiana that are also named Millersburg.

Beyond Indiana, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Indiana ...
    • Hamilton County
      • This Millersburg is located in Hamilton County and lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<1> to the south of the Millersburg that is located in Elkhart County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Millersburg.
    • Orange County
      • This Millersburg is located in Orange County and lies 207 miles [333.1 km]<1> to the south of the Millersburg that is located in Elkhart County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Millersburg.
    • Warrick County
      • This Millersburg is located in Warrick County and lies 253 miles [407.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Millersburg that is located in Elkhart County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warrick County community of Millersburg.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Mercer County
      • This Millersburg is located in Mercer County and lies 266 miles [428.1 km]<1> to the west of the Millersburg that is located in Elkhart County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Millersburg.
    • Iowa
      • Iowa County
      • This Millersburg is located in Iowa County and lies 333 miles [535.9 km]<1> to the west of the Millersburg that is located in Elkhart County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iowa County community of Millersburg.
    • Kansas
      • Cherokee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Millersburg [Cherokee County].
    • Kentucky
      • Bourbon County
      • This Millersburg is located in Bourbon County and lies 237 miles [381.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Millersburg that is located in Elkhart County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bourbon County community of Millersburg.
    • Michigan
      • Presque Isle County
      • This Millersburg is located in Presque Isle County and lies 275 miles [442.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Millersburg that is located in Elkhart County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Presque Isle County community of Millersburg.
    • Minnesota
      • Rice County
      • This Millersburg is located in Rice County and lies 434 miles [698.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Millersburg that is located in Elkhart County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rice County community of Millersburg.
    • Missouri
      • Callaway County
      • This Millersburg is located in Callaway County and lies 384 miles [618 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Millersburg that is located in Elkhart County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Callaway County community of Millersburg.
    • Ohio
      • Holmes County
      • This Millersburg is located in Holmes County and lies 207 miles [333.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Millersburg that is located in Elkhart County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holmes County community of Millersburg.
    • Oregon
      • Linn County
      • This Millersburg is located in Linn County and lies 1,880 miles [3,025.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Millersburg that is located in Elkhart County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Millersburg.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Dauphin County
      • This Millersburg is located in Dauphin County and lies 460 miles [740.3 km]<1> to the east of the Millersburg that is located in Elkhart County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dauphin County community of Millersburg.
    • Tennessee
      • Rutherford County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Millersburg [Rutherford County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Millersburg ...

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 Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
    • Cedar Point is located in Kosciusko County
  • Emma
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emma have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
    • Emma is located in LaGrange County
  • Enchanted Hills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enchanted Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Hills
    • Enchanted Hills is located in Kosciusko County
  • Honeyville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honeyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeyville
    • Honeyville is located in LaGrange County
  • New Paris
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Paris
    • New Paris is located in Elkhart County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Paris <4>
  • Pickwick Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pickwick Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwick Park
    • Pickwick Park is located in Kosciusko County
  • South Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
    • South Park is located in Kosciusko County
  • Stony Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
    • Stony Creek is located in LaGrange County
  • Sunrise Beach
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunrise Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach
    • Sunrise Beach is located in Kosciusko County

How Far From Millersburg 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 town such as Millersburg to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Millersburg and extending to:

  • Goshen, which is the Seat of Elkhart County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 123 miles [197.9 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Millersburg to Indianapolis, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 491 miles [790.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,127 miles [9,860.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,861 miles [11,041.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,741 miles [7,629.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Millersburg. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Elkhart County: www.elkhartcountyindiana.com/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Millersburg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Millersburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5264, Longitude: -85.6959       In this case, the coordinates for Millersburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Millersburg 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.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Millersburg to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.166 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.834 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.724 degrees.




 

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