Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Milbell:
  • 40.218960, -79.709487
  • 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 Milbell

• 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 Westmoreland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland County
  • Since Milbell is near Allegheny County and also Fayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Allegheny County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette 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 Milbell

Curious and Interesting Names Near Milbell ...

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.

• Centerville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Centerville is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Dick
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Dick is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dick
• Eureka
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Eureka is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
• Evanstown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Evanstown is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanstown
• Herminie
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Herminie is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herminie
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herminie <1>
• Hunker
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Hunker is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunker
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hunker <1>
• Industry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Industry is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
• Keystone
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Keystone is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
• Lake Denise
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Lake Denise is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Denise
• Mustard
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Mustard is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustard
• Paintersville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Paintersville is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintersville
• Reduction
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Reduction is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reduction
• Turkeytown
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Turkeytown is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Milbell and extending to:

• Greensburg, which is the Seat of Westmoreland County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Milbell to Greensburg, 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.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 149 miles [239.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 169 miles [272 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,952 miles [9,578.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,668 miles [10,731.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,544 miles [7,312.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'