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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 McMillan, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McMillan 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 McMillan:
    • 34.878498, -78.952806
    • 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 McMillan
  • 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 Robeson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Robeson County
    • Since McMillan is near Cumberland County and also Bladen County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bladen 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 McMillan

Communities Also Named McMillan ...

We found twelve communities that are also named McMillan.

Within North Carolina, the name McMillan is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, eleven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Escambia County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of McMillan [Escambia County].
    • Idaho
      • Twin Falls County
      • This McMillan is located in Twin Falls County and lies 1,967 miles [3,165.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the McMillan that is located in Robeson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Twin Falls County community of McMillan.
    • Michigan
      • Luce County
      • This McMillan is located in Luce County and lies 865 miles [1,392.1 km]<2> to the north northwest of the McMillan that is located in Robeson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luce County community of McMillan.
    • Mississippi
      • Holmes County
      • This McMillan is located in Holmes County and lies 640 miles [1,030 km]<2> to the west of the McMillan that is located in Robeson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holmes County community of McMillan.
      • Winston County
      • This McMillan is located in Winston County and lies 592 miles [952.7 km] to the west of the McMillan that is located in Robeson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winston County community of McMillan.
    • Oklahoma
      • Marshall County
      • This McMillan is located in Marshall County and lies 1,023 miles [1,646.4 km]<2> to the west of the McMillan that is located in Robeson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of McMillan.
    • Ontario
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of McMillan.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Washington County
      • This McMillan is located in Washington County and lies 371 miles [597.1 km]<2> to the north northwest of the McMillan that is located in Robeson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of McMillan.
    • Tennessee
      • Knox County
      • This McMillan is located in Knox County and lies 283 miles [455.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the McMillan that is located in Robeson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of McMillan.
    • Texas
      • San Saba County
      • This McMillan is located in San Saba County and lies 1,163 miles [1,871.7 km]<2> to the west of the McMillan that is located in Robeson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Saba County community of McMillan.
    • West Virginia
      • Preston County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of McMillan [Preston County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Marathon County
      • This McMillan is located in Marathon County and lies 902 miles [1,451.6 km]<2> to the northwest of the McMillan that is located in Robeson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marathon County community of McMillan.

Curious and Interesting Names Near McMillan ...

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.

  • Creekbend
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Creekbend is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekbend
  • Crossgates
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Crossgates is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossgates
  • Crystal Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Crystal Park is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Park
  • Decker Heights
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Decker Heights is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker Heights
  • Ducks Landing
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Ducks Landing is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducks Landing
  • Grays Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Grays Creek is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Creek
  • Hope Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Horse Neck
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Horse Neck is located in Robeson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Neck
  • Legion Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Legion Park is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legion Park
  • Lena
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Lena is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
  • Lumber Bridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Lumber Bridge is located in Robeson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber Bridge
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
  • Phoenician Woods
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Phoenician Woods is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenician Woods
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Quail Ridge
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Quail Ridge is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
    • Queensdale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Queensdale is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensdale
    • Sandy Grove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Sandy Grove is located in Hoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Grove
    • Shadowlawn
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Shadowlawn is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowlawn
    • Stoney Point
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Timberlake
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Timberlake is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
    • Vineland Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Vineland Park is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland Park
    • Woods Edge
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Woods Edge is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Edge

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

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

  • Lumberton, which is the Seat of Robeson County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from McMillan to Lumberton, 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 five to six hours.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 64 miles [103 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 about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 296 miles [476.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,153 miles [9,902.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,845 miles [11,016 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,728 miles [7,609 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 McMillan 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.
<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- McMillan) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 McMillan 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 McMillan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8785, Longitude: -78.9528       In this case, the coordinates for McMillan have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.145 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.268 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.884 degrees.