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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 Miller Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Miller 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 Miller Estates:
- 38.450640, -82.358762
- 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 Miller 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 Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
- Since Miller Estates is near Cabell County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cabell 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 Miller Estates
Communities Also Named Miller Estates ...
We found two communities that are also named Miller Estates.
Within Ohio, the name Miller Estates is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Miller Estates is located in Hillsborough County and lies 732 miles [1,178 km]<1> to the south of the Miller Estates that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Miller Estates.
- Tennessee
- Rutherford County
- This Miller Estates is located in Rutherford County and lies 285 miles [458.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Miller Estates that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Miller Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Miller 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.
- Cebee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cebee is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cebee
- Chancellor Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chancellor Hills is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellor Hills
- Crescent Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Crescent Lake is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Lake
- Fair Place
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fair Place is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Place
- Garden Farms
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Garden Farms is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Farms
- Hillview
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hillview is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
- Home Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Home Park is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Park
- Lock
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lock is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock
- Park Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Park Hills is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hills
- Pea Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pea Ridge is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Riverview
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Riverview is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Rockwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rockwood is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Timberlake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Timberlake is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
How Far From Miller Estates 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 Miller Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Miller Estates and extending to:
- Ironton, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Miller Estates to Ironton, with an average speed<2> 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 five to six hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 110 miles [177 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 288 miles [463.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,138 miles [9,878.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,855 miles [11,032.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,730 miles [7,612.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Miller Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Miller 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 Miller Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4506, Longitude: -82.3588 In this case, the coordinates for Miller Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.103 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.032 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.146 degrees. |
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