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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 Millerville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Millerville 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 Millerville:
    • 42.020222, -71.501319
    • 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 Millerville
  • 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 Worcester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Worcester County
    • Since Millerville is near Norfolk County and also Providence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Norfolk County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Providence 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 Millerville

Communities Also Named Millerville ...

We found six communities that are also named Millerville.

Within Massachusetts, the name Millerville is unique.

Beyond Massachusetts, we know of six communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Clay County
      • This Millerville is located in Clay County and lies 994 miles [1,599.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Millerville that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Millerville.
    • Arkansas
      • Grant County
      • This Millerville is located in Grant County and lies 1,253 miles [2,016.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Millerville that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Millerville.
    • Louisiana
      • Acadia Parish
      • This Millerville is located in Acadia Parish and lies 1,420 miles [2,285.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Millerville that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Acadia Parish community of Millerville.
      • East Baton Rouge Parish
      • This Millerville is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 1,343 miles [2,161.3 km] to the west southwest of the Millerville that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Millerville.
    • Minnesota
      • Douglas County
      • This Millerville is located in Douglas County and lies 1,221 miles [1,965 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Millerville that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Millerville.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Millerville lies 456 miles [733.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Millerville that is located in Worcester County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Millerville ...

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.

  • Branch Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Crooks Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Crooks Corner is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooks Corner
  • Forestdale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Forestdale is located in Providence County (RI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
  • Globe
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Globe is located in Providence County (RI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
  • Hamlet
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Manville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Manville is located in Providence County (RI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
  • Maple Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Maple Ridge is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
  • Rakeville
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Rakeville is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rakeville
  • Slatersville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Social
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Social is located in Providence County (RI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social
  • Union Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Union Village is located in Providence County (RI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village

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

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

  • Worcester, which is the Seat of Worcester County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Millerville to Worcester, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 32 miles [51.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 361 miles [581 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,536 miles [8,909.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,242 miles [10,045.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,118 miles [6,627.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<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- Millerville) 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 Millerville 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 Millerville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0202, Longitude: -71.5013    
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.289 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.867 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.941 degrees.