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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 Milestown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Milestown 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 Milestown:
- 38.287351, -76.773579
- 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 Milestown
- 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 Saint Mary's County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Mary's County
- Since Milestown is near Charles County and also Westmoreland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charles County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland 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 Milestown
Communities Also Named Milestown ...
We found one communities that are also named Milestown.
Within Maryland, the name Milestown is unique.
Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Milestown in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Philadelphia County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Milestown [Philadelphia County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Milestown ...
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.
- Avenue
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bull Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bull Run is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
- Gravelly Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gravelly Hills is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelly Hills
- Holly Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Oaks is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oaks
- Hurry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hurry is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurry
- Indiantown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Indiantown is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
- Longview Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Longview Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Beach
- Mount Pleasant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Pawpaw Hollow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pawpaw Hollow is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawpaw Hollow
- Rock Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rock Point is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Point
- Society Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Society Hill is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Hill
- Woodland Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Woodland Point is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Point
- Yellow Bank
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Yellow Bank is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bank
How Far From Milestown 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 Milestown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Milestown and extending to:
- Leonardtown, which is the Seat of Saint Mary's County, lies just to the East.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<3> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Milestown to Annapolis, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 44 miles [70.8 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,912 miles [9,514.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,614 miles [10,644.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,492 miles [7,229.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Milestown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Milestown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Milestown 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 Milestown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2874, Longitude: -76.7736 In this case, the coordinates for Milestown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.773 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.212 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.839 degrees. |
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