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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 Millerstown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Millerstown 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 Millerstown:
    • 37.445333, -86.050802
    • 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 Millerstown
  • 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 Grayson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Grayson County
    • Since Millerstown is near Hardin County and also Hart County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hardin County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hart 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 Millerstown

Communities Also Named Millerstown ...

We found six communities that are also named Millerstown.

Within Kentucky, the name Millerstown is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Ohio
      • Champaign County
      • This Millerstown is located in Champaign County and lies 219 miles [352.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Millerstown that is located in Grayson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Champaign County community of Millerstown.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • This Millerstown is located in Allegheny County and lies 401 miles [645.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Millerstown that is located in Grayson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Millerstown.
      • Blair County
      • This Millerstown is located in Blair County and lies 460 miles [740.3 km] to the east northeast of the Millerstown that is located in Grayson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blair County community of Millerstown.
      • Butler County
      • This Millerstown is located in Butler County and lies 415 miles [667.9 km] to the northeast of the Millerstown that is located in Grayson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Millerstown.
      • Clarion County
      • This Millerstown is located in Clarion County and lies 441 miles [709.7 km] to the northeast of the Millerstown that is located in Grayson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarion County community of Millerstown.
      • Perry County
      • This Millerstown is located in Perry County and lies 523 miles [841.7 km] to the east northeast of the Millerstown that is located in Grayson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Millerstown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Millerstown ...

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.

  • Flint Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Flint Hill is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
  • Fragrant
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Fragrant is located in Grayson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fragrant
  • Hilltop
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hilltop is located in Grayson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
  • Horntown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Horntown is located in Grayson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horntown
  • Lines Mill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Lines Mill is located in Hart County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lines Mill
  • Lone Oak
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Lone Oak is located in Grayson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
  • Lone Star
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lone Star is located in Hart County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
  • Pearman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pearman is located in Grayson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearman
  • Pine Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Pine Springs is located in Grayson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Springs
  • Priceville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Priceville is located in Hart County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
  • Riders Mill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Riders Mill is located in Hart County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riders Mill
  • Rock Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Rock Creek is located in Grayson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Royal
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Royal is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
    • Seven Corners
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Seven Corners is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Corners
    • Snap
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Snap is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snap
    • Spike
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Spike is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spike
    • Sportsmens Paradise
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Sportsmens Paradise is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sportsmens Paradise

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

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

  • Leitchfield, which is the Seat of Grayson County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Millerstown to Leitchfield, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 82 miles [132 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 499 miles [803.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,334 miles [10,193.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,055 miles [11,353.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,931 miles [7,935.7 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Millerstown) 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 Millerstown 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 Millerstown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4453, Longitude: -86.0508       In this case, the coordinates for Millerstown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.38 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.495 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.051 degrees.