Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Milners Corner:
  • 39.916154, -85.692199
  • 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 Milners Corner

• 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 Hancock County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock County
  • Since Milners Corner is near Kosciusko County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kosciusko County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Milners Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Milners Corner ...

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.

• Alliance
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Alliance is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
• Colonial Village
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Colonial Village is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
• Denny Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Denny Corner is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Corner
• Eden
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Eden is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
• Fortville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Fortville is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,220 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fortville <1>
• Huntsville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Huntsville is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
• Maple Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Maple Valley is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Valley
• Maxwell
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Maxwell is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
• Pleasant Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Stringtown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Stringtown is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
• Sugar Hills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Sugar Hills is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hills
• Sunview
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Sunview is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunview
• Willow Branch
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Willow Branch is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Branch

How Far From Milners Corner 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 community such as Milners Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Milners Corner and extending to:

• Greenfield, which is the Seat of Hancock County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Milners Corner to Greenfield, with an average speed<3> 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.
• Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 26 miles [41.8 km] to the west southwest (WSW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 466 miles [750 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 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,203 miles [9,982.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,932 miles [11,156 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,809 miles [7,739.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'