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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 Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Millers Crossing 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 Crossing:
- 43.405919, -70.488663
- 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 Crossing
- 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 Millers Crossing is near Cumberland County and also Strafford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Strafford 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 Crossing
Communities Also Named Millers Crossing ...
We found two communities that are also named Millers Crossing.
Within Maine, the name Millers Crossing is unique.
Beyond Maine, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Sevier County
- This Millers Crossing is located in Sevier County and lies 1,432 miles [2,304.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Millers Crossing that is located in York County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sevier County community of Millers Crossing.
- New York
- Wyoming County
- This Millers Crossing is located in Wyoming County and lies 389 miles [626 km]<1> to the west of the Millers Crossing that is located in York County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming County community of Millers Crossing.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Millers Crossing ...
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.
- Airport Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Airport Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Village
- Alewife
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alewife is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alewife
- Cozy Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cozy Corners is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozy Corners
- Elms
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Elms is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elms
- Ferry Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ferry Beach is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Beach
- Five Points
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Five Points is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Fortunes Rocks
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fortunes Rocks is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortunes Rocks
- Four Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Four Corners is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Goose Rocks Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Goose Rocks Beach is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Rocks Beach
- Guinea Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Guinea Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea Corner
- Hills Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hills Beach is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Beach
- Tattle Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Tattle Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tattle Corner
- Tea Kettle Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tea Kettle Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tea Kettle Corner
- Town House Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Town House Corners is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town House Corners
How Far From Millers Crossing 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 Millers Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Millers Crossing and extending to:
- Alfred, which is the Seat of York County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Millers Crossing to Alfred, with an average speed<2> 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 71 miles [114.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 461 miles [741.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,440 miles [8,754.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,150 miles [9,897.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,026 miles [6,479.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
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 from Point A (ie- Millers Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Crossing 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 Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.4059, Longitude: -70.4887 In this case, the coordinates for Millers Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.466 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.176 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.761 degrees. |
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