Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Millerton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Millerton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Millerton
- 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 Millerton:
- 44.038777, -86.050029
- 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 Millerton
- 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 Mason County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Mason County
- Since Millerton is near Lake County and also Manistee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lake County
- eBird sighting report for Manistee 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 Millerton ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Millerton.
Within Michigan, the name Millerton is unique.
Beyond Michigan, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Madera County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Millerton [Madera County].
- Marin County
- This Millerton is located in Marin County and lies 1,941 miles [3,123.7 km]<2> to the west of the Millerton that is located in Mason County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marin County community of Millerton.
- Florida
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Louisiana
- Nebraska
- New Brunswick
- This Millerton lies 1,005 miles [1,617.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Millerton that is located in Mason County.
- New York
- North Carolina
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- Washington
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Millerton ...
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.
- Dublin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Dublin is located in Manistee County
- Elm Flats ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Fountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
- Fountain is located in Mason County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fountain <5>
- Free Soil
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Soil
- Free Soil is located in Mason County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Free Soil <5>
- Irons
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irons have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irons
- Irons is located in Lake County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irons <5>
- Little Manistee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Manistee have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Manistee
- Little Manistee is located in Lake County
- Peacock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock
- Peacock is located in Lake County
- Sugar Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Sugar Grove is located in Mason County
- Sugar Grove has also been known as:
- Clark's Corners
- Wolf Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
How Far From Millerton 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 Millerton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Millerton once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Millerton and extending to:
- Ludington, which is the Seat of Mason County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Millerton to Ludington, with an average speed<7> 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 most of a day.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 117 miles [188.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 585 miles [941.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,021 miles [9,689.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,763 miles [10,884 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,650 miles [7,483.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 Millerton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Millerton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Millerton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.0388, Longitude: -86.0500 In this case, the coordinates for Millerton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Millerton 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. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 Millerton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.336 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.393 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.095 degrees. |