Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Millersburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Millersburg and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Millersburg
- 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 Millersburg:
- 44.427466, -93.330707
- 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 Millersburg
- 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 Rice County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Rice County
- Since Millersburg is near Scott County and also Dakota County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Scott County
- eBird sighting report for Dakota 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 Millersburg ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name Millersburg.
Within Minnesota, the name Millersburg is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Mercer County
- This Millersburg is located in Mercer County and lies 254 miles [408.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Millersburg that is located in Rice County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Millersburg.
- Indiana
- Elkhart County
- This Millersburg is located in Elkhart County and lies 434 miles [698.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Millersburg that is located in Rice County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elkhart County community of Millersburg.
- Hamilton County
- This Millersburg is located in Hamilton County and lies 473 miles [761.2 km] to the southeast of the Millersburg that is located in Rice County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Millersburg.
- Orange County
- This Millersburg is located in Orange County and lies 542 miles [872.3 km] to the southeast of the Millersburg that is located in Rice County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Millersburg.
- Warrick County
- This Millersburg is located in Warrick County and lies 534 miles [859.4 km] to the southeast of the Millersburg that is located in Rice County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warrick County community of Millersburg.
- Iowa
- Iowa County
- This Millersburg is located in Iowa County and lies 205 miles [329.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Millersburg that is located in Rice County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iowa County community of Millersburg.
- Kansas
- Cherokee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Millersburg [Cherokee County].
- Kentucky
- Bourbon County
- This Millersburg is located in Bourbon County and lies 635 miles [1,021.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Millersburg that is located in Rice County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bourbon County community of Millersburg.
- Michigan
- Presque Isle County
- This Millersburg is located in Presque Isle County and lies 457 miles [735.5 km]<1> to the east of the Millersburg that is located in Rice County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Presque Isle County community of Millersburg.
- Missouri
- Callaway County
- This Millersburg is located in Callaway County and lies 386 miles [621.2 km]<1> to the south of the Millersburg that is located in Rice County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Callaway County community of Millersburg.
- Ohio
- Holmes County
- This Millersburg is located in Holmes County and lies 638 miles [1,026.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Millersburg that is located in Rice County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holmes County community of Millersburg.
- Oregon
- Linn County
- This Millersburg is located in Linn County and lies 1,455 miles [2,341.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Millersburg that is located in Rice County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Millersburg.
- Pennsylvania
- Dauphin County
- This Millersburg is located in Dauphin County and lies 873 miles [1,405 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Millersburg that is located in Rice County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dauphin County community of Millersburg.
- Tennessee
- Rutherford County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Millersburg [Rutherford County].
- Illinois
Curious and Interesting Names Near Millersburg ...
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.
- Cannon City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannon City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon City
- Cannon City is located in Rice County
- Castle Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rock
- Castle Rock is located in Dakota County
- Cedar Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
- Cedar Lake is located in Scott County
- Eureka Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Center
- Eureka Center is located in Dakota County
- Little Chicago
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Chicago have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chicago
- Little Chicago is located in Rice County
- Prairieville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairieville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
- Prairieville is located in Rice County
- Shieldsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shieldsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shieldsville
- Shieldsville is located in Rice County
- Wheatland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
How Far From Millersburg 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 Millersburg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Millersburg and extending to:
- Faribault, which is the Seat of Rice County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Millersburg to Faribault, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 38 miles [61.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 921 miles [1,482.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 53 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,253 miles [10,063.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,007 miles [11,276.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,913 miles [7,906.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Millersburg. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Rice County: www.co.rice.mn.us/
The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Millersburg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Millersburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.4275, Longitude: -93.3307 In this case, the coordinates for Millersburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 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 Millersburg 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> | 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. |
| <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 Millersburg to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.34 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.136 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.82 degrees. |