Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Milan, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Milan and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Milan
- 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 Milan:
- 42.087253, -83.682570
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Milan
- 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- Since Milan is near Washtenaw County and also Shiawassee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Washtenaw County
- eBird sighting report for Shiawassee 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Milan ...
We found 23 communities that share the name Milan.
There is one other community in Michigan which is also named Milan.
Beyond Michigan, we know of another 22 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 22 communities, 22 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Michigan ...
- Washtenaw County
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washtenaw County community of Milan.
- Washtenaw County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Florida
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Rock Island County
- This Milan is located in Rock Island County and lies 356 miles [572.9 km]<3> to the west of the Milan that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rock Island County community of Milan.
- White County
- This Milan is located in White County and lies 364 miles [585.8 km] to the southwest of the Milan that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the White County community of Milan.
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- New Hampshire
- New Mexico
- New York
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- Quebec
- This Milan lies 669 miles [1,076.7 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Milan that is located in Monroe County.
- Tennessee
- Virginia
- Washington
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Milan ...
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.
- Cone
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Dundee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundee have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Dundee is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,687 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dundee <5>
- Grape
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape
- Grape is located in Monroe County
- Lincoln
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - London
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Maybee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybee
- Maybee is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maybee <5>
- Paint Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paint Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Creek
- Paint Creek is located in Washtenaw County
- Saline
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
- Saline is located in Washtenaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,350 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saline <5>
- Stony Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- Stony Creek is located in Washtenaw County
How Far From Milan 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 city such as Milan to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Milan and extending to:
- Monroe, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Milan to Monroe, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 62 miles [99.8 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 412 miles [663 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,024 miles [9,694.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,756 miles [10,872.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,635 miles [7,459.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Milan: www.ci.milan.mi.us/
The official website for Monroe County: www.co.monroe.mi.us/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Milan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Milan could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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- Milan) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Milan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0873, Longitude: -83.6826 |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Milan to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.845 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.414 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.569 degrees. |