Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mileses:
  • 41.836477, -75.066001
  • 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 Mileses

• 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 Sullivan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
  • Since Mileses is near Wayne County and also Delaware County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Delaware 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 Mileses

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mileses ...

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.

• Basket
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Basket is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basket
• Burnwood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Burnwood is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnwood
• Falls Mills
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Falls Mills is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mills
• French Woods
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • French Woods is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Woods
• Hilltown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Hilltown is located in Wayne County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltown
• Long Eddy
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Long Eddy is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Eddy
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Eddy <1>
• Lordville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Lordville is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lordville
• Pea Brook
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pea Brook is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Brook
• Priceville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Priceville is located in Wayne County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
• Rock Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Rock Valley is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Valley
• Stalker
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Stalker is located in Wayne County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stalker

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Mileses and extending to:

• Monticello, which is the Seat of Sullivan County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mileses to Monticello, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 87 miles [140 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 227 miles [365.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,692 miles [9,160.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,405 miles [10,307.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,281 miles [6,889.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'