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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 Millington, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Millington 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 Millington:
    • 40.677324, -74.517656
    • 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 Millington
  • 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 Millington ...

We found ten communities that share the name Millington.

Within New Jersey, the name Millington is unique.

Beyond New Jersey, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, nine are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Connecticut
      • Middlesex County
      • This Millington is located in Middlesex County and lies 125 miles [201.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Millington that is located in Morris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Millington.
    • Illinois
      • Kendall County
      • This Millington is located in Kendall County and lies 734 miles [1,181.3 km]<1> to the west of the Millington that is located in Morris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kendall County community of Millington.
    • Maryland
      • Kent County
      • This Millington is located in Kent County and lies 120 miles [193.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Millington that is located in Morris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Millington.
    • Massachusetts
      • Franklin County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Millington [Franklin County].
    • Michigan
      • Tuscola County
      • This Millington is located in Tuscola County and lies 495 miles [796.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Millington that is located in Morris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscola County community of Millington.
    • Mississippi
      • Kemper County
      • This Millington is located in Kemper County and lies 936 miles [1,506.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Millington that is located in Morris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kemper County community of Millington.
    • Oregon
      • Coos County
      • This Millington is located in Coos County and lies 2,517 miles [4,050.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Millington that is located in Morris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coos County community of Millington.
    • Quebec
      • This Millington lies 332 miles [534.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Millington that is located in Morris County.
    • Tennessee
      • Shelby County
      • This Millington is located in Shelby County and lies 912 miles [1,467.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Millington that is located in Morris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Millington.
    • Virginia
      • Albemarle County
      • This Millington is located in Albemarle County and lies 280 miles [450.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Millington that is located in Morris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Millington.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Millington ...

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.

  • Coontown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coontown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coontown
    • Coontown is located in Somerset County
  • Free Acres
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Free Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Acres
    • Free Acres is located in Union County
  • Green Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
    • Green Village is located in Morris County
  • Liberty Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corner
    • Liberty Corner is located in Somerset County
  • Long Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hill
    • Long Hill is located in Morris County
  • Lyons
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyons have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
    • Lyons is located in Somerset County
  • Martinsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
    • Martinsville is located in Somerset County
  • Mount Horeb
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Horeb have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Horeb
    • Mount Horeb is located in Somerset County
  • Pill Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pill Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pill Hill
    • Pill Hill is located in Somerset County
  • Pleasant Plains
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
    • Pleasant Plains is located in Morris County
  • Pleasantville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasantville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
    • Pleasantville is located in Morris County
  • Round Top
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Top have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
    • Round Top is located in Somerset County
  • Stony Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Hill
    • Stony Hill is located in Union County
  • Union Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village
    • Union Village is located in Somerset County

How Far From Millington to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Millington to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Morristown, which is the Seat of Morris County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Millington to Trenton, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 181 miles [291.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,717 miles [9,200.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,424 miles [10,338.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,300 miles [6,920.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Millington. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Morris County: www.co.morris.nj.us/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Millington) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Millington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6773, Longitude: -74.5177       In this case, the coordinates for Millington have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Millington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Millington 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 306.251 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.861 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.902 degrees.









 

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