Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Miller Landing:
  • 37.183944, -88.379203
  • 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 Miller Landing

• 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 Livingston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Livingston County
  • Since Miller Landing is near Pope County and also Marshall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pope County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall 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 Miller Landing

Communities Also Named Miller Landing ...

We found one communities that are also named Miller Landing.

Within Kentucky, the name Miller Landing is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Miller Landing in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Alaska
    • This Miller Landing lies 3,124 miles [5,027.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Miller Landing that is located in Livingston County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Miller Landing ...

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.

• Birdsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Birdsville is located in Livingston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsville
• Dycusburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Dycusburg is located in Crittenden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dycusburg
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 26 people
• Gilbertsville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Gilbertsville is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertsville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbertsville <2>
• Hamletsburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hamletsburg is located in Pope County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamletsburg
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamletsburg <2>
• Heater
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Heater is located in Livingston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heater
• Joy
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Joy is located in Livingston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
• Mitchell Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Mitchell Landing is located in Livingston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Landing
• Ropers Landing
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Ropers Landing is located in Pope County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ropers Landing
• Shady Grove
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Shady Grove is located in Massac County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Stanley Landing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Stanley Landing is located in Livingston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Landing
• Unionville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Unionville is located in Massac County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville

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

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

• Smithland, which is the Seat of Livingston County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 203 miles [326.7 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Miller Landing to Frankfort, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 627 miles [1,009.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,438 miles [10,361 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,165 miles [11,530.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,041 miles [8,112.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'