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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 Millers Store, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Millers Store 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 Millers Store:
- 39.683439, -76.231344
- 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 Millers Store
- 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 Harford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harford County
- Since Millers Store is near Cecil County and also Lancaster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cecil County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster 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 Millers Store
Communities Also Named Millers Store ...
We found one communities that are also named Millers Store.
Within Maryland, the name Millers Store is unique.
Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Millers Store in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Bertie County
- This Millers Store is located in Bertie County and lies 261 miles [420 km]<1> to the south of the Millers Store that is located in Harford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bertie County community of Millers Store.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Millers Store ...
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.
- Bald Friar ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bald Friar is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Friar
- Cooper
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cooper is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Dublin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dublin is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Five Points ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Five Points is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Glen Cove ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Glen Cove is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
- Mount Pleasant ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Peach Bottom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pilot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pilot is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot
- Pleasant Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Poplar Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Grove is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Prospect
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Prospect is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Rock Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Springs is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Slate Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Slate Hill is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Hill
- Whispering Pines
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Whispering Pines is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
How Far From Millers Store 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 Millers Store to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Millers Store and extending to:
- Bel Air, which is the Seat of Harford County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Millers Store to Bel Air, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 50 miles [80.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 69 miles [111 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,830 miles [9,382.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,537 miles [10,520.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,413 miles [7,102 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- Millers Store) 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 Millers Store 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 Millers Store. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6834, Longitude: -76.2313 In this case, the coordinates for Millers Store have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.358 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.957 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.062 degrees. |
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