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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 Millgrove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Millgrove 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 Millgrove:
- 42.943670, -78.552803
- 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 Millgrove
- 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 Erie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Erie County
- Since Millgrove is near Genesee County and also Wyoming County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Genesee County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wyoming 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 Millgrove
Communities Also Named Millgrove ...
We found three communities that are also named Millgrove.
Within New York, the name Millgrove is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Blackford County
- This Millgrove is located in Blackford County and lies 388 miles [624.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Millgrove that is located in Erie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blackford County community of Millgrove.
- Michigan
- Allegan County
- This Millgrove is located in Allegan County and lies 373 miles [600.3 km]<1> to the west of the Millgrove that is located in Erie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegan County community of Millgrove.
- Ontario
- This Millgrove lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Millgrove that is located in Erie County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Millgrove ...
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.
- Clarence
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fargo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fargo is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
- Harris Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Harris Hill is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Hill
- Hunts Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hunts Corners is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Corners
- Looneyville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Looneyville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
- Peters Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Peters Corners is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Corners
- Sand Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sand Hill is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Sand Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Ridge is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
- Town Line
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Town Line Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Town Line Station is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Line Station
How Far From Millgrove 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 Millgrove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Millgrove and extending to:
- Buffalo, which is the Seat of Erie County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Millgrove to Buffalo, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 243 miles [391.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 290 miles [466.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,787 miles [9,313.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,511 miles [10,478.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,388 miles [7,061.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Millgrove) 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 Millgrove 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 Millgrove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9437, Longitude: -78.5528 In this case, the coordinates for Millgrove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.516 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.779 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.78 degrees. |
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