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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 Mifflinville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mifflinville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Mifflinville:
    • 40.035342, -82.952959
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Mifflinville
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Mifflinville ...

We found one communities that share the name Mifflinville.

Within Ohio, the name Mifflinville is unique.

Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Mifflinville in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Pennsylvania
      • Columbia County
      • This Mifflinville is located in Columbia County and lies 355 miles [571.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mifflinville that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Mifflinville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mifflinville ...

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.

  • Big Walnut ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Walnut have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Walnut
    • Big Walnut is located in Franklin County
  • Columbus
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Highway ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highway
    • Highway is located in Franklin County
  • Minerva Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minerva Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva Park
    • Minerva Park is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,318 people
  • Parks Mills ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parks Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Mills
    • Parks Mills is located in Franklin County
  • Pinhook ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinhook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
    • Pinhook is located in Franklin County
  • Roseland ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
    • Roseland is located in Franklin County
  • Seagrove ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seagrove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seagrove
    • Seagrove is located in Franklin County
    • Seagrove has also been known as:
    • Seagrave
  • Wildwood Springs ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Springs
    • Wildwood Springs is located in Franklin County
  • Wonderland ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wonderland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonderland
    • Wonderland is located in Franklin County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mifflinville and extending to:

  • Columbus, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies just to the south southwest (SSW).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 324 miles [521.4 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Mifflinville to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 19 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 13 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,090 miles [9,800.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,813 miles [10,964.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,689 miles [7,546.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mifflinville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Franklin County: www.co.franklin.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mifflinville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mifflinville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0353, Longitude: -82.9530       In this case, the coordinates for Mifflinville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Mifflinville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.441 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.651 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.906 degrees.









 

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