Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Milmay:
  • 39.439431, -74.856556
  • 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 Milmay

• 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 Atlantic County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Atlantic County
  • Since Milmay is near Cumberland County and also Gloucester 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 Gloucester 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 Milmay

Curious and Interesting Names Near Milmay ...

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.

• Clarkstown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Clarkstown is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkstown
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Clarkstown
  • From Milmay to Clarkstown
• Clover Leaf Lakes
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Clover Leaf Lakes is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Leaf Lakes
• Dorothy
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Dorothy is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Dorothy
  • From Milmay to Dorothy
• Downstown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Downstown is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downstown
• Five Points
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Five Points is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Gigantic City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Gigantic City is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gigantic City
• Gravelly Run
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Gravelly Run is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelly Run
• High Bank Landing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • High Bank Landing is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bank Landing
• Hunters Mill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Hunters Mill is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Mill
• Leamings Mill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Leamings Mill is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leamings Mill
• Mays Landing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Mays Landing is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Landing
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mays Landing
  • From Milmay to Mays Landing
• New Italy
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • New Italy is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Italy
• Steelman Landing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Steelman Landing is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steelman Landing
• Wheat Road
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Wheat Road is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat Road

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Milmay and extending to:

• Mays Landing, which is the Seat of Atlantic County, lies just to the East.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Milmay to Trenton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 122 miles [196.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,782 miles [9,305.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,484 miles [10,435 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,362 miles [7,020 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'