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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 Mifflin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mifflin 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 Mifflin:
- 40.774554, -82.363924
- 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 Mifflin
- 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 Ashland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ashland County
- Since Mifflin is near Richland County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Richland County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne 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 Mifflin
Communities Also Named Mifflin ...
We found five communities that are also named Mifflin.
Within Ohio, the name Mifflin is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Crawford County
- This Mifflin is located in Crawford County and lies 280 miles [450.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Mifflin that is located in Ashland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Mifflin.
- Pennsylvania
- Juniata County
- This Mifflin is located in Juniata County and lies 259 miles [416.8 km]<1> to the east of the Mifflin that is located in Ashland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Juniata County community of Mifflin.
- Tennessee
- Chester County
- This Mifflin is located in Chester County and lies 493 miles [793.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Mifflin that is located in Ashland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Mifflin.
- West Virginia
- Logan County
- This Mifflin is located in Logan County and lies 197 miles [317 km]<1> to the south of the Mifflin that is located in Ashland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Mifflin.
- Wisconsin
- Iowa County
- This Mifflin is located in Iowa County and lies 435 miles [700.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Mifflin that is located in Ashland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iowa County community of Mifflin.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mifflin ...
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.
- Crimson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crimson is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crimson
- England
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- England is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for England
- Five Points
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Five Points is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Lincoln Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lincoln Heights is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
- Little Washington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Little Washington is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Washington
- Lucas
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Paradise Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Paradise Hill is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hill
- Perrysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pinhook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pinhook is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
- Spring Grove ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Spring Grove is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Widowville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Widowville is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widowville
How Far From Mifflin 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 village such as Mifflin to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mifflin and extending to:
- Ashland, which is the Seat of Ashland County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 64 miles [103 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Mifflin to Columbus, with an average speed<3> 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 about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 310 miles [498.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,033 miles [9,709.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,758 miles [10,875.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,634 miles [7,457.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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- Mifflin) 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 Mifflin 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 Mifflin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7746, Longitude: -82.3639 In this case, the coordinates for Mifflin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.049 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.315 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.389 degrees. |
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