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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 Millington, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Millington and the surrounding area.
- 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 Millington:
- 42.476731, -72.300000
- 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 Millington
- 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Since Millington is near Worcester County and also Hampshire County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Worcester County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hampshire 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 Millington
Communities Also Named Millington ...
We found ten communities that are also named Millington.
Within Massachusetts, the name Millington is unique.
Beyond Massachusetts, we know of ten communities that are located 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 ...
- Connecticut
- Middlesex County
- This Millington is located in Middlesex County and lies 68 miles [109.4 km]<1> to the south of the Millington that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Millington.
- Illinois
- Kendall County
- This Millington is located in Kendall County and lies 837 miles [1,347 km]<1> to the west of the Millington that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kendall County community of Millington.
- Maryland
- Kent County
- This Millington is located in Kent County and lies 288 miles [463.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Millington that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Millington.
- Michigan
- Tuscola County
- This Millington is located in Tuscola County and lies 570 miles [917.3 km]<1> to the west of the Millington that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscola County community of Millington.
- Mississippi
- Kemper County
- This Millington is located in Kemper County and lies 1,098 miles [1,767.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Millington that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kemper County community of Millington.
- New Jersey
- Morris County
- This Millington is located in Morris County and lies 168 miles [270.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Millington that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morris County community of Millington.
- Oregon
- Coos County
- This Millington is located in Coos County and lies 2,582 miles [4,155.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Millington that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coos County community of Millington.
- Quebec
- This Millington lies 188 miles [302.6 km]<1> to the north of the Millington that is located in Franklin County.
- Tennessee
- Shelby County
- This Millington is located in Shelby County and lies 1,063 miles [1,710.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Millington that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Millington.
- Virginia
- Albemarle County
- This Millington is located in Albemarle County and lies 447 miles [719.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Millington that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Millington.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Millington ...
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.
- Baconville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Baconville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baconville
- Dana ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dana Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dana Center is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana Center
- Eaglesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Eaglesville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaglesville
- Greenwich
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Greenwich is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Knights Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Knights Corner is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights Corner
- Locks Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Locks Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locks Village
- Meads Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Meads Corner is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meads Corner
- Orange
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Packardville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Packardville is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packardville
- Pratt Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pratt Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Corner
How Far From Millington 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 Millington to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Millington once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Millington and extending to:
- Greenfield, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Millington to Greenfield, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 63 miles [101.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 349 miles [561.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,551 miles [8,933.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,261 miles [10,076.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,137 miles [6,657.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Millington) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Millington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Millington 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 Millington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4767, Longitude: -72.3000 In this case, the coordinates for Millington have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.705 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.411 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.073 degrees. |
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