Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Millbrook Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Millbrook Estates and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Millbrook Estates
- 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 Millbrook Estates:
- 35.245391, -82.743736
- 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 Millbrook Estates
- 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 Transylvania County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Transylvania County
- Since Millbrook Estates is near Haywood County and also Henderson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Haywood County
- eBird sighting report for Henderson 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 Millbrook Estates ...
We found three communities that share the name Millbrook Estates.
There is one other community in North Carolina which is also named Millbrook Estates.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Wake County
- This Millbrook Estates is located in Wake County and lies 235 miles [378.2 km]<1> to the east of the Millbrook Estates that is located in Transylvania County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Millbrook Estates.
- Wake County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Millbrook Estates is located in Jefferson County and lies 260 miles [418.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Millbrook Estates that is located in Transylvania County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Millbrook Estates.
- South Carolina
- Aiken County
- This Millbrook Estates is located in Aiken County and lies 133 miles [214 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Millbrook Estates that is located in Transylvania County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aiken County community of Millbrook Estates.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Millbrook Estates ...
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.
- Ducktown
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Falls Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falls Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Creek
- Falls Creek is located in Transylvania County
- Glen Cannon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Cannon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cannon
- Glen Cannon is located in Transylvania County
- Knob Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knob Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Creek
- Knob Creek is located in Transylvania County
- Knob Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Knob Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knob Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Ridge
- Knob Ridge is located in Transylvania County
- Mountain View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Mountain View is located in Transylvania County
- Rocky Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Rocky Hill is located in Transylvania County
- Seven Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
- Seven Springs is located in Transylvania County
- Stoney Brook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoney Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Brook
- Stoney Brook is located in Transylvania County
- Sweetwater Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetwater Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater Farms
- Sweetwater Farms is located in Transylvania County
How Far From Millbrook Estates 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 Millbrook Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Millbrook Estates and extending to:
- Brevard, which is the Seat of Transylvania County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 233 miles [375 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Millbrook Estates to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 402 miles [647 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,300 miles [10,138.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,005 miles [11,273.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,882 miles [7,856.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Millbrook Estates. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Transylvania County: www.transylvaniacounty.org/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Millbrook Estates) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Millbrook Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2454, Longitude: -82.7437 In this case, the coordinates for Millbrook Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Millbrook Estates to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.33 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.828 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.25 degrees. |