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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 Millgrove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Millgrove 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 Millgrove:
    • 40.406171, -85.276559
    • 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 Millgrove
  • 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 Blackford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Blackford County
    • Since Millgrove is near Jay County and also Delaware County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jay County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Delaware 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 Millgrove

Communities Also Named Millgrove ...

We found three communities that are also named Millgrove.

Within Indiana, the name Millgrove is unique.

Beyond Indiana, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Michigan
      • Allegan County
      • This Millgrove is located in Allegan County and lies 152 miles [244.6 km]<1> to the north of the Millgrove that is located in Blackford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegan County community of Millgrove.
    • New York
      • Erie County
      • This Millgrove is located in Erie County and lies 388 miles [624.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Millgrove that is located in Blackford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Millgrove.
    • Ontario
      • This Millgrove lies 340 miles [547.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Millgrove that is located in Blackford County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Millgrove ...

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.

  • Anthony
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Anthony is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
  • Blaine
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Center
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Center is located in Jay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
  • Converse
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Converse is located in Blackford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
  • Desoto
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Fiat
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Five Points
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Five Points is located in Wells County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Greene
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Pony
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Powers
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Powers is located in Jay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
  • Redkey
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Ridertown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Shamrock Lakes
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Shamrock Lakes is located in Blackford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Lakes
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
  • Shedville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Shedville is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shedville

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

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

  • Hartford City, which is the Seat of Blackford County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 64 miles [103 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Millgrove to Indianapolis, with an average speed<3> 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 about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 450 miles [724.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,164 miles [9,920 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,893 miles [11,093.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,771 miles [7,678.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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- Millgrove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Millgrove 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 Millgrove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4062, Longitude: -85.2766    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.909 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.379 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.866 degrees.