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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 Mill Creek Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mill Creek Estates 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 Mill Creek Estates:
- 42.425000, -75.142222
- 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 Mill Creek Estates
- 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 Otsego County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Otsego County
- Since Mill Creek Estates is near Delaware County and also Oswego County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Delaware County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oswego 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 Mill Creek Estates
Communities Also Named Mill Creek Estates ...
We found three communities that are also named Mill Creek Estates.
Within New York, the name Mill Creek Estates is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Mill Creek Estates is located in Jefferson County and lies 879 miles [1,414.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Mill Creek Estates that is located in Otsego County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Mill Creek Estates.
- South Carolina
- Richland County
- This Mill Creek Estates is located in Richland County and lies 664 miles [1,068.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Mill Creek Estates that is located in Otsego County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Mill Creek Estates.
- Virginia
- Prince William County
- This Mill Creek Estates is located in Prince William County and lies 277 miles [445.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Mill Creek Estates that is located in Otsego County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince William County community of Mill Creek Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mill Creek Estates ...
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.
- Arabia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Arabia is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arabia
- Elm Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elm Grove is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
- Franklin
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gilbertsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mallory Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mallory Corner is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory Corner
- Maple Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Grove is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Rootville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rootville is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rootville
- Sand Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Hill is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Toll Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Toll Corner is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toll Corner
- Treadwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Mill Creek Estates 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 Mill Creek Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mill Creek Estates and extending to:
- Cooperstown, which is the Seat of Otsego County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mill Creek Estates to Cooperstown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day 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 71 miles [114.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 262 miles [421.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,671 miles [9,126.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,387 miles [10,278.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,262 miles [6,859 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mill Creek Estates) 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 Mill Creek Estates 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 Mill Creek Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4250, Longitude: -75.1422 In this case, the coordinates for Mill Creek Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.442 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.359 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.40 degrees. |
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