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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 Millhaven, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Millhaven 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 Millhaven:
    • 32.496810, -91.990409
    • 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 Millhaven
  • 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 parish-by-parish basis. We have selected Ouachita Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Ouachita Parish
    • Since Millhaven is near Richland Parish and also Morehouse Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Richland Parish
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Morehouse Parish
  • 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 Millhaven

Communities Also Named Millhaven ...

We found two communities that are also named Millhaven.

Within Louisiana, the name Millhaven is unique.

Beyond Louisiana, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Screven County
      • This Millhaven is located in Screven County and lies 601 miles [967.2 km]<1> to the east of the Millhaven that is located in Ouachita Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Screven County community of Millhaven.
    • Ontario
      • This Millhaven lies 1,151 miles [1,852.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Millhaven that is located in Ouachita Parish.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Millhaven ...

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.

  • Cypress Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Cypress Point is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Point
  • Edgewater
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Edgewater is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
  • Garden Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Garden Park is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Park
  • Hidden Oaks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Hidden Oaks is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Oaks
  • Lakeshore
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lakeshore is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore
  • Lakeview Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Lakeview Park is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Park
  • Leisure Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Leisure Village is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
  • Magenta
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Magenta is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magenta
  • Richwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Richwood is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,375 people
  • Spanish City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Spanish City is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish City
  • Tanglewood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Tanglewood is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood

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

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

  • Monroe, which is the Seat of Ouachita Parish, lies just to the West.
  • Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 149 miles [239.8 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Millhaven to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 946 miles [1,522.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,813 miles [10,964.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,533 miles [12,123.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,408 miles [8,703.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Millhaven) 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 Millhaven 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 Millhaven. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4968, Longitude: -91.9904       In this case, the coordinates for Millhaven have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.786 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.758 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.611 degrees.