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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 Mill Green, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mill Green 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 Mill Green:
- 39.282605, -77.095536
- 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 Mill Green
- 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 Howard County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Howard County
- Since Mill Green is near Montgomery County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Mill Green
Communities Also Named Mill Green ...
We found one communities that are also named Mill Green.
There is one other community in Maryland that is also named Mill Green.
Beyond Maryland.
- Communities Located In Maryland ...
- Harford County
- This Mill Green is located in Harford County and lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mill Green that is located in Howard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Mill Green.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mill Green ...
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.
- Bootjack
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bootjack is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bootjack
- Cooksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Countryside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Countryside is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Daisy
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Daisy is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Daisy Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Daisy Meadows is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy Meadows
- Daisy Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Daisy Woods is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy Woods
- Dill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dill
- Florence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Florence is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Florence Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Florence Farms is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Farms
- Gary
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gary is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
- Green Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Green Meadows is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Hickory Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hickory Ridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Jaycox
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jaycox is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaycox
- Justifiable
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Justifiable is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justifiable
- Lisbon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Long Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Long Corner is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Corner
- Millys Delight
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Millys Delight is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millys Delight
- Poplar Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Poplar Springs is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Rocky Road Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Road Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Road Park
- Sunshine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sunshine is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Twin Maples
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Twin Maples is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Maples
- Unity
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Unity is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
How Far From Mill Green 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 Mill Green to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mill Green and extending to:
- Ellicott City, which is the Seat of Howard County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Mill Green to Ellicott City, 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 four to five hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 38 miles [61.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 26 miles [41.8 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,884 miles [9,469.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,590 miles [10,605.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,467 miles [7,188.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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 from Point A (ie- Mill Green) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Mill Green 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 Mill Green. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2826, Longitude: -77.0955 In this case, the coordinates for Mill Green have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.899 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.509 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.59 degrees. |
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