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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 Miller's Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Miller's Creek 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 Miller's Creek:
    • 37.671733, -83.897134
    • 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's Creek
  • 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 Estill County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Estill County
    • Since Miller's Creek is near Lee County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson 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's Creek

Communities Also Named Miller's Creek ...

We found one communities that are also named Miller's Creek.

Within Kentucky, the name Miller's Creek is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Miller's Creek in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • North Carolina
      • Wilkes County
      • This Miller's Creek is located in Wilkes County and lies 178 miles [286.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Miller's Creek that is located in Estill County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilkes County community of Miller's Creek.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Miller's Creek ...

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 Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedar Grove is located in Estill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Cow Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Cow Creek is located in Estill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Creek
  • Crooked Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Crooked Creek is located in Estill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Creek
  • Crystal
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Crystal is located in Estill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
  • Evelyn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Evelyn is located in Estill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evelyn
  • Lynch Town
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lynch Town is located in Estill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Town
  • Marbleyard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Marbleyard is located in Estill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbleyard
  • Mountain Spring
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Mountain Spring is located in Estill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Spring
  • Pea Ridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Pea Ridge is located in Estill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Pinnacle
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Pinnacle is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnacle
    • Shade
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Shade is located in Estill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shade
    • Stump
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Stump is located in Estill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump
    • Sweet Lick
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Sweet Lick is located in Estill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Lick
    • Walnut Gap
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Walnut Gap is located in Estill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Gap
    • Wisemantown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Wisemantown is located in Estill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisemantown

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

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

  • Irvine, which is the Seat of Estill County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 64 miles [103 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Miller's Creek to Frankfort, with an average speed<2> 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 381 miles [613.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,237 miles [10,037.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,954 miles [11,191.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,829 miles [7,771.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Miller's Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Miller's Creek 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 Miller's Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6717, Longitude: -83.8971       In this case, the coordinates for Miller's Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.049 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.001 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.049 degrees.