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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 Millsboro, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Millsboro 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 Millsboro:
    • 40.748946, -82.637675
    • 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 Millsboro
  • 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 Richland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Richland County
    • Since Millsboro is near Morrow County and also Crawford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Morrow County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford 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 Millsboro

Communities Also Named Millsboro ...

We found three communities that are also named Millsboro.

Within Ohio, the name Millsboro is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Delaware
      • Sussex County
      • This Millsboro is located in Sussex County and lies 417 miles [671.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Millsboro that is located in Richland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Millsboro.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Washington County
      • This Millsboro is located in Washington County and lies 148 miles [238.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Millsboro that is located in Richland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Millsboro.
    • West Virginia
      • Marshall County
      • This Millsboro is located in Marshall County and lies 125 miles [201.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Millsboro that is located in Richland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Millsboro.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Millsboro ...

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.

  • Blooming Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Blooming Grove is located in Morrow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
  • Crestline
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Five Corners
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Five Corners is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
  • Jugs Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jugs Corners is located in Morrow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jugs Corners
  • Maybee
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Maybee is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybee
  • Riblet ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Riblet is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riblet
  • Roseland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Roseland is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
  • Spring Mill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Spring Mill is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mill
  • Steam Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Steam Corners is located in Morrow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steam Corners
  • Sunnyview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Sunnyview is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyview

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

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

  • Mansfield, which is the Seat of Richland County, lies just to the East.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Millsboro to Columbus, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 323 miles [519.8 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 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,045 miles [9,728.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,770 miles [10,895.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,647 miles [7,478.6 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Millsboro) 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 Millsboro 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 Millsboro. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7489, Longitude: -82.6377       In this case, the coordinates for Millsboro have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.222 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.508 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.525 degrees.