Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in West Millgrove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Millgrove and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for West Millgrove

• 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 West Millgrove:
  • 41.242745, -83.491407
  • 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 West Millgrove

• 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 West Millgrove is near Seneca County and also Sandusky County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Seneca County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sandusky 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 West Millgrove

Curious and Interesting Names Near West Millgrove ...

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.

• Cloverdale
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Cloverdale is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
• Ducat
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Ducat is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducat
• Eagleville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Eagleville is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
• Jerry City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jerry City is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerry City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 437 people
• Oil Center ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Oil Center is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Center
• Portage
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Portage is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
• Risingsun
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Risingsun is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risingsun
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 630 people
  • Risingsun has also been known as:
  • Risingsun village
• Rollersville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Rollersville is located in Sandusky County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollersville
• Squires
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Squires is located in Sandusky County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires
• Woodside
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Woodside is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside

How Far From West Millgrove 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 village such as West Millgrove to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in West Millgrove and extending to:

• Bowling Green, which is the Seat of Wood County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from West Millgrove to Bowling Green, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 91 miles [146.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 377 miles [606.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,056 miles [9,746.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,784 miles [10,917.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,662 miles [7,502.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'