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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 Millbury, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Millbury 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 Millbury:
    • 41.565919, -83.424925
    • 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 Millbury
  • 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 Wood County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wood County
    • Since Millbury is near Ottawa County and also Lucas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Ottawa County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lucas 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 Millbury

Communities Also Named Millbury ...

We found one communities that are also named Millbury.

Within Ohio, the name Millbury is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Massachusetts
      • Worcester County
      • This Millbury is located in Worcester County and lies 600 miles [965.6 km]<1> to the east of the Millbury that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Millbury.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Millbury ...

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.

  • Bieber
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bieber is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bieber
  • Booth
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Booth is located in Lucas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
  • Cedar Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Cedar Creek is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
  • Cedar Creek Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Cedar Creek Woods is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Woods
  • Crane Creek Place
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Crane Creek Place is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Creek Place
  • Crosswoods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Crosswoods is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosswoods
  • Forest Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Forest Park is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
  • Hobart
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Hobart is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
  • Indian Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Indian Creek is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Martin
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Mound View
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Mound View is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound View
    • Moundview Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Moundview Park is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moundview Park
    • Orchard View
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Orchard View is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard View
    • Stanley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Stanley is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
    • Stony Ridge
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Stony Ridge is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Ridge

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

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

  • Bowling Green, which is the Seat of Wood County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Millbury to Bowling Green, 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.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 112 miles [180.2 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 383 miles [616.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,038 miles [9,717.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,768 miles [10,892 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,646 miles [7,477 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Millbury) 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 Millbury 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 Millbury. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5659, Longitude: -83.4249    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.697 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.169 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.621 degrees.