Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Milligan, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Milligan and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Milligan
- 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 Milligan:
- 39.845599, -87.038344
- 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 Milligan
- 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 Parke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Parke County
- Since Milligan is near Montgomery County and also Putnam County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- eBird sighting report for Putnam 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 Milligan ...
We found ten communities that share the name Milligan.
Within Indiana, the name Milligan is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Florida
- Okaloosa County
- This Milligan is located in Okaloosa County and lies 628 miles [1,010.7 km]<1> to the south of the Milligan that is located in Parke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Okaloosa County community of Milligan.
- Santa Rosa 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 Florida community of Milligan [Santa Rosa County].
- Kansas
- Nebraska
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Perry County
- This Milligan is located in Perry County and lies 262 miles [421.6 km]<1> to the east of the Milligan that is located in Parke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Milligan.
- Tuscarawas County
- This community is historic<3> 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 Milligan.
- Tennessee
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Milligan ...
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.
- Bethany
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Deer Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Ferndale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Lapland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Marshall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - New Discovery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Discovery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Discovery
- New Discovery is located in Parke County
- Pin Hook
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Raccoon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Sycamore Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sycamore Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Ford
- Sycamore Ford is located in Montgomery County
- Waveland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waveland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waveland
- Waveland is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waveland <5>
How Far From Milligan 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 community such as Milligan to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Milligan and extending to:
- Rockville, which is the Seat of Parke County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Milligan to Rockville, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 46 miles [74 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 537 miles [864.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,258 miles [10,071.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,989 miles [11,247.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,868 miles [7,834.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Milligan. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Milligan) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Milligan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8456, Longitude: -87.0383 In this case, the coordinates for Milligan 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Milligan 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> | 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 Milligan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Milligan 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 314.044 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.595 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.856 degrees. |