Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Millers Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Millers Creek and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Millers Creek

• 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 Millers Creek:
  • 36.189298, -81.237589
  • 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 Millers Creek

• 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 Wilkes County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wilkes County
  • Since Millers Creek is near Ashe County and also Watauga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ashe County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Watauga 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 Millers Creek

Communities Also Named Millers Creek ...

We found one communities that are also named Millers Creek.

Within North Carolina, the name Millers Creek is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Millers Creek in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Kentucky
    • Estill County
    • This Millers Creek is located in Estill County and lies 178 miles [286.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Millers Creek that is located in Wilkes County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Estill County community of Millers Creek.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Millers Creek ...

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.

• Brown ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Brown is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown
• Buck
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Buck is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
• Cricket
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Cricket is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cricket
• Cricket Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Cricket Park is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cricket Park
• Fairplains
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Fairplains is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplains
• Mount Pleasant
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Mulberry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mulberry is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
• Stokes ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Stokes is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
• Sunset Falls
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Sunset Falls is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Falls
• Wildwood Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Wildwood Park is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Park

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

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

• Wilkesboro, which is the Seat of Wilkes County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 147 miles [236.6 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Millers Creek to Raleigh, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 296 miles [476.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,194 miles [9,968.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,898 miles [11,101.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,775 miles [7,684.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'