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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 Millgrove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Millgrove 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 Millgrove:
- 42.566698, -85.898639
- 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 Millgrove
- 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 Allegan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Allegan County
- Since Millgrove is near Van Buren County and also Ottawa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Van Buren County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ottawa 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 Millgrove
Communities Also Named Millgrove ...
We found three communities that are also named Millgrove.
Within Michigan, the name Millgrove is unique.
Beyond Michigan, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Blackford County
- This Millgrove is located in Blackford County and lies 152 miles [244.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Millgrove that is located in Allegan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blackford County community of Millgrove.
- New York
- Erie County
- This Millgrove is located in Erie County and lies 373 miles [600.3 km]<1> to the east of the Millgrove that is located in Allegan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Millgrove.
- Ontario
- This Millgrove lies 304 miles [489.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Millgrove that is located in Allegan County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Millgrove ...
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.
- Bravo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bravo is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bravo
- Diamond Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Diamond Springs is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Springs
- Forest Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Forest Grove is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
- Grand Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lee is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Leisure
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Leisure is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure
- Leisure has also been known as:
- East Casco
- Macks Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Macks Landing is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macks Landing
- Martin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pearl
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pearl is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Sandy Pines
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Pines is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Pines
- Spring Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Spring Grove is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
How Far From Millgrove 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 Millgrove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Millgrove and extending to:
- Allegan, which is the Seat of Allegan County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 69 miles [111 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Millgrove to Lansing, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 527 miles [848.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,085 miles [9,792.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,823 miles [10,980.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,705 miles [7,572 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Millgrove) 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 Millgrove 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 Millgrove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5667, Longitude: -85.8986 In this case, the coordinates for Millgrove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.278 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.113 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.498 degrees. |
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