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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 Miller Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Miller Corner 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 Miller Corner:
- 43.478970, -70.945897
- 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 Corner
- 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 York County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for York County
- Since Miller Corner is near Strafford County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Strafford 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 Miller Corner
Communities Also Named Miller Corner ...
We found one communities that are also named Miller Corner.
There is one other community in Maine that is also named Miller Corner.
Beyond Maine.
- Communities Located In Maine ...
- Somerset County
- This Miller Corner is located in Somerset County and lies 124 miles [199.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Miller Corner that is located in York County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Miller Corner.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Miller Corner ...
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.
- Hornetown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hornetown is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornetown
- Mee Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mee Corners is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mee Corners
- Merrill Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Merrill Corners is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Corners
- Place
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Place is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Place
- Shady Nook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Shady Nook is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Nook
- Springvale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Town House
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Town House is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town House
- Union
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Union is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Woodman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Woodman is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman
How Far From Miller Corner 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 Miller Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Miller Corner and extending to:
- Alfred, which is the Seat of York County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Miller Corner to Alfred, 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.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 81 miles [130.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 447 miles [719.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,456 miles [8,780.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,167 miles [9,924.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,043 miles [6,506.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Miller Corner) 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 Miller Corner 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 Miller Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.4790, Longitude: -70.9459 In this case, the coordinates for Miller Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.732 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.488 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.935 degrees. |
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