Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Miller Chapel, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Miller Chapel and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Miller Chapel

• 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 Miller Chapel:
  • 39.706762, -77.647214
  • 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 Miller Chapel

• 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Since Miller Chapel is near Franklin County and also Frederick County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick 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 Miller Chapel

Curious and Interesting Names Near Miller Chapel ...

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.

• Cavetown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cavetown is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavetown
• Chewsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Chewsville is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewsville
• Clearview
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Clearview is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
• Countryside
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Countryside is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
• Fiddlesburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Fiddlesburg is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiddlesburg
• Fountain Head
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Fountain Head is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Head
• Gardenspot
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Gardenspot is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenspot
• Greenvale Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenvale Village is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale Village
• Havenwood Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Havenwood Hills is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havenwood Hills
• Holiday Farms
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Holiday Farms is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Farms
• Hunter Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Hunter Hill is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Hill
• Long Meadow
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Long Meadow is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Meadow
• Continue List   (10 more) ...
  • Mason and Dixon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Mason and Dixon is located in Franklin County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason and Dixon
  • Orchard Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Orchard Hills is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
  • Paramount
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Paramount is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paramount
  • Rocky Forge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Rocky Forge is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Forge
  • Security
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Security is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Security
  • Shady Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Shady Grove is located in Franklin County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
  • Spring Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Spring Valley is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • Sycamore Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Sycamore Heights is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Heights
  • Terrace Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Terrace Hills is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Hills
  • Wood Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Wood Point is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Point

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Miller Chapel and extending to:

• Hagerstown, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Miller Chapel to Annapolis, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 64 miles [103 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,889 miles [9,477.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,599 miles [10,620.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,474 miles [7,200.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'