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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 Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Miller Grove 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 Grove:
- 40.006718, -84.464117
- 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 Grove
- 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 Darke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Darke County
- Since Miller Grove is near Miami County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Miami County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Grove
Communities Also Named Miller Grove ...
We found one communities that are also named Miller Grove.
Within Ohio, the name Miller Grove is unique.
Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Miller Grove in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Texas
- Hopkins County
- This Miller Grove is located in Hopkins County and lies 791 miles [1,273 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Miller Grove that is located in Darke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hopkins County community of Miller Grove.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Miller Grove ...
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.
- Five Points
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Five Points is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Fourmans Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fourmans Corners is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmans Corners
- Gordon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gordon is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Ithaca
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ithaca is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Laura
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Painter Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Painter Creek is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painter Creek
- Pattytown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pattytown is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattytown
- Poplar Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Ridge is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
- Red River
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Red River is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red River
- Steel Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Steel Point is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel Point
- Union Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Union Corners is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Corners
How Far From Miller Grove 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 Miller Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Miller Grove and extending to:
- Greenville, which is the Seat of Darke County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Miller Grove to Greenville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 77 miles [123.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 403 miles [648.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,151 miles [9,899.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,877 miles [11,067.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,754 miles [7,650.8 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Miller Grove) 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 Miller Grove 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 Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0067, Longitude: -84.4641 In this case, the coordinates for Miller Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.395 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.734 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.609 degrees. |
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