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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 Millers Store, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Millers Store and the surrounding area.
- 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 Store:
- 35.935715, -76.973842
- 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 Store
- 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 Bertie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bertie County
- Since Millers Store is near Martin County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Martin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Store
Communities Also Named Millers Store ...
We found one communities that are also named Millers Store.
Within North Carolina, the name Millers Store is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Millers Store in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Harford County
- This Millers Store is located in Harford County and lies 261 miles [420 km]<1> to the north of the Millers Store that is located in Bertie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Millers Store.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Millers Store ...
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.
- Bear Grass
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Grass is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Grass
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Coreys Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coreys Crossroads is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coreys Crossroads
- Drew
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Drew is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
- Elm Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Elm Grove is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
- Everetts
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Everetts is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everetts
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Farmlife
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Farmlife is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmlife
- Grabtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grabtown is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grabtown
- Green Hill ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Green Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Gregory Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gregory Crossroads is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Crossroads
- Jamesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Merry Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Merry Hill is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Hill
- Plymouth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Republican
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Republican is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republican
- Todds Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Todds Crossroads is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Crossroads
How Far From Millers Store 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 Millers Store to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Millers Store and extending to:
- Windsor, which is the Seat of Bertie County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Millers Store to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 204 miles [328.3 km] to the north (N). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,020 miles [9,688.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,712 miles [10,801.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,595 miles [7,394.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Millers Store) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Millers Store 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 Millers Store. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9357, Longitude: -76.9738 In this case, the coordinates for Millers Store have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.004 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.119 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.781 degrees. |
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