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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 McMillan, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McMillan 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 McMillan:
    • 34.089819, -96.937230
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on McMillan
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named McMillan ...

We found twelve communities that share the name McMillan.

Within Oklahoma, the name McMillan is unique.

Beyond Oklahoma, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, eleven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Escambia County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of McMillan [Escambia County].
    • Idaho
      • Twin Falls County
      • This McMillan is located in Twin Falls County and lies 1,109 miles [1,784.8 km]<2> to the northwest of the McMillan that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Twin Falls County community of McMillan.
    • Michigan
      • Luce County
      • This McMillan is located in Luce County and lies 1,030 miles [1,657.6 km]<2> to the north northeast of the McMillan that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luce County community of McMillan.
    • Mississippi
      • Holmes County
      • This McMillan is located in Holmes County and lies 407 miles [655 km]<2> to the east of the McMillan that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holmes County community of McMillan.
      • Winston County
      • This McMillan is located in Winston County and lies 454 miles [730.6 km] to the east of the McMillan that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winston County community of McMillan.
    • North Carolina
      • Robeson County
      • This McMillan is located in Robeson County and lies 1,023 miles [1,646.4 km]<2> to the east of the McMillan that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Robeson County community of McMillan.
    • Ontario
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of McMillan.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Washington County
      • This McMillan is located in Washington County and lies 997 miles [1,604.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the McMillan that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of McMillan.
    • Tennessee
      • Knox County
      • This McMillan is located in Knox County and lies 754 miles [1,213.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the McMillan that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of McMillan.
    • Texas
      • San Saba County
      • This McMillan is located in San Saba County and lies 215 miles [346 km]<2> to the south southwest of the McMillan that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Saba County community of McMillan.
    • West Virginia
      • Preston County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of McMillan [Preston County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Marathon County
      • This McMillan is located in Marathon County and lies 818 miles [1,316.4 km]<2> to the north northeast of the McMillan that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marathon County community of McMillan.

Curious and Interesting Names Near McMillan ...

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.

  • Dickson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson
    • Dickson is located in Carter County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,256 people
  • Dripping Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dripping Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dripping Springs
    • Dripping Springs is located in Carter County
  • Earl
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earl have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
    • Earl is located in Johnston County
  • Fobb
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fobb have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fobb
    • Fobb is located in Marshall County
  • Gene Autry
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gene Autry
    • Gene Autry is located in Carter County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
    • Former names for Gene Autry:
    • Berwyn
    • Dresden
    • Lou
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gene Autry <4>
  • Greenville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
    • Greenville is located in Love County
  • Little City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little City
    • Little City is located in Marshall County
  • Mannsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mannsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsville
    • Mannsville is located in Johnston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mannsville <4>
  • Springer
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springer
    • Springer is located in Carter County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 698 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springer <4>

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

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

  • Madill, which is the Seat of Marshall County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from McMillan to Madill, with an average speed<5> 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.
  • Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 100 miles [160.9 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,150 miles [1,850.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 66 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,920 miles [11,136.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,658 miles [12,324.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,539 miles [8,914.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McMillan. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that McMillan could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>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- McMillan) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McMillan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0898, Longitude: -96.9372       In this case, the coordinates for McMillan have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 McMillan to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.194 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.949 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.57 degrees.









 

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