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 Milldale:
30.667685, -91.027604
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.
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 parish-by-parish basis. We have selected East Baton Rouge Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
We found ten communities that share the name Milldale.
Within Louisiana, the name Milldale is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, nine are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Tuscaloosa County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Milldale [Tuscaloosa County].
Connecticut
Hartford County
This Milldale is located in Hartford County and lies 1,256 miles [2,021.3 km]<2> to the northeast of the Milldale that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hartford County community of Milldale.
Georgia
Crisp County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Milldale [Crisp County].
Mississippi
Neshoba County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Milldale [Neshoba County].
Nebraska
Custer County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Custer County, we don't know where within the parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Custer County community of Milldale.
Ohio
Hamilton County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Milldale [Hamilton County].
Henry County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Henry County, we don't know where within the parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Milldale.
Ontario
This Milldale lies 1,023 miles [1,646.4 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Milldale that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
Tennessee
Robertson County
This Milldale is located in Robertson County and lies 476 miles [766 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Milldale that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Robertson County community of Milldale.
Virginia
Warren County
This Milldale is located in Warren County and lies 930 miles [1,496.7 km]<2> to the northeast of the Milldale that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Milldale.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Milldale ...
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.
Central (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Welcome Heights is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
How Far From Milldale 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 Milldale to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Milldale and extending to:
Baton Rouge, which is the Seat of East Baton Rouge Parish, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Milldale to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 16 miles [25.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 974 miles [1,567.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 56 days.
The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,865 miles [11,048.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,576 miles [12,192.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,452 miles [8,774.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Footnotes ...
<1>
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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Milldale 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 parish. 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.
<2>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Milldale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Milldale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.6677, Longitude: -91.0276 In this case, the coordinates for Milldale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Milldale, 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 Milldale 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 315.986 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.582 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.489 degrees.