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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 Millington, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Millington and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Millington:
    • 43.281339, -83.529781
    • 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 Millington
  • 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 Tuscola County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscola County
    • Since Millington is near Lapeer County and also Genesee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lapeer County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Genesee 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 Millington

Communities Also Named Millington ...

We found ten communities that are also named Millington.

Within Michigan, the name Millington is unique.

Beyond Michigan, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, nine are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Connecticut
      • Middlesex County
      • This Millington is located in Middlesex County and lies 582 miles [936.6 km]<1> to the east of the Millington that is located in Tuscola County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Millington.
    • Illinois
      • Kendall County
      • This Millington is located in Kendall County and lies 284 miles [457.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Millington that is located in Tuscola County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kendall County community of Millington.
    • Maryland
      • Kent County
      • This Millington is located in Kent County and lies 485 miles [780.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Millington that is located in Tuscola County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Millington.
    • Massachusetts
      • Franklin County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Millington [Franklin County].
    • Mississippi
      • Kemper County
      • This Millington is located in Kemper County and lies 765 miles [1,231.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Millington that is located in Tuscola County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kemper County community of Millington.
    • New Jersey
      • Morris County
      • This Millington is located in Morris County and lies 495 miles [796.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Millington that is located in Tuscola County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morris County community of Millington.
    • Oregon
      • Coos County
      • This Millington is located in Coos County and lies 2,022 miles [3,254.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Millington that is located in Tuscola County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coos County community of Millington.
    • Quebec
      • This Millington lies 571 miles [918.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Millington that is located in Tuscola County.
    • Tennessee
      • Shelby County
      • This Millington is located in Shelby County and lies 644 miles [1,036.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Millington that is located in Tuscola County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Millington.
    • Virginia
      • Albemarle County
      • This Millington is located in Albemarle County and lies 439 miles [706.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Millington that is located in Tuscola County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Millington.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Millington ...

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.

How Far From Millington 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 village such as Millington to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Millington and extending to:

  • Caro, which is the Seat of Tuscola County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Millington to Caro, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 64 miles [103 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 453 miles [729 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,964 miles [9,598.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,699 miles [10,781 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,580 miles [7,370.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Millington) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Millington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Millington 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 Millington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2813, Longitude: -83.5298    
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.696 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.424 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.08 degrees.