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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 Millersport, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Millersport 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 Millersport:
- 39.898082, -82.539470
- 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 Millersport
- 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 Fairfield County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfield County
- Since Millersport is near Licking County and also Perry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Licking County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Perry 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 Millersport
Communities Also Named Millersport ...
We found three communities that are also named Millersport.
Within Ohio, the name Millersport is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Dubois County
- This Millersport is located in Dubois County and lies 264 miles [424.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Millersport that is located in Fairfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dubois County community of Millersport.
- New York
- Erie County
- This Millersport is located in Erie County and lies 296 miles [476.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Millersport that is located in Fairfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Millersport.
- West Virginia
- Cabell County
- This Millersport is located in Cabell County and lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<1> to the south of the Millersport that is located in Fairfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cabell County community of Millersport.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Millersport ...
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.
- Edgewater Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Edgewater Beach is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Beach
- Firemans Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Firemans Park is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firemans Park
- Harbor Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harbor Hills is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Hills
- Hebron
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Moscow ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Moscow is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Outville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Outville is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outville
- Pleasantville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Reservoir ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Reservoir is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reservoir
- Sandstone Canyon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sandstone Canyon is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone Canyon
- Shell Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shell Beach is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Beach
- Summerland Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Summerland Beach is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerland Beach
- Sunshine Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sunshine Park is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Park
- Thornville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wooded Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wooded Hills is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooded Hills
How Far From Millersport 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 Millersport to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Millersport and extending to:
- Lancaster, which is the Seat of Fairfield County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Millersport to Lancaster, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 24 miles [38.6 km] to the west northwest (WNW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 301 miles [484.4 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 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,080 miles [9,784.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,802 miles [10,946.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,677 miles [7,526.9 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- Millersport) 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 Millersport 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 Millersport. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8981, Longitude: -82.5395 In this case, the coordinates for Millersport have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.185 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.34 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.762 degrees. |
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