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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 Mildred, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mildred 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 Mildred:
- 41.478132, -76.378274
- 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 Mildred
- 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 Sullivan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
- Since Mildred is near Bradford County and also Wyoming County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bradford County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wyoming 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 Mildred
Communities Also Named Mildred ...
We found eleven communities that are also named Mildred.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Mildred is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, ten are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Okeechobee County
- This Mildred is located in Okeechobee County and lies 1,013 miles [1,630.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Mildred that is located in Sullivan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Okeechobee County community of Mildred.
- Illinois
- Sangamon County
- This Mildred is located in Sangamon County and lies 704 miles [1,133 km]<1> to the west of the Mildred that is located in Sullivan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sangamon County community of Mildred.
- Kansas
- Allen County
- This Mildred is located in Allen County and lies 1,023 miles [1,646.4 km]<1> to the west of the Mildred that is located in Sullivan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen County community of Mildred.
- Kentucky
- Jackson County
- This Mildred is located in Jackson County and lies 492 miles [791.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Mildred that is located in Sullivan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Mildred.
- Minnesota
- Cass County
- This Mildred is located in Cass County and lies 965 miles [1,553 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Mildred that is located in Sullivan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Mildred.
- Mississippi
- Marion County
- This Mildred is located in Marion County and lies 1,032 miles [1,660.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Mildred that is located in Sullivan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Mildred.
- Missouri
- Taney County
- This Mildred is located in Taney County and lies 954 miles [1,535.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Mildred that is located in Sullivan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taney County community of Mildred.
- Montana
- Prairie County
- This Mildred is located in Prairie County and lies 1,453 miles [2,338.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Mildred that is located in Sullivan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prairie County community of Mildred.
- North Carolina
- Edgecombe County
- This Mildred is located in Edgecombe County and lies 393 miles [632.5 km]<1> to the south of the Mildred that is located in Sullivan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Edgecombe County community of Mildred.
- Saskatchewan
- This Mildred lies 1,644 miles [2,645.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Mildred that is located in Sullivan County.
- Texas
- Navarro County
- This Mildred is located in Navarro County and lies 1,276 miles [2,053.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Mildred that is located in Sullivan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Navarro County community of Mildred.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mildred ...
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.
- Cherry Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Mills is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Mills
- Coveytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coveytown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coveytown
- Eagles Mere
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elk Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Elk Grove is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Grove
- Evergreen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Evergreen is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Forksville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Laddsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Laddsburg is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddsburg
- Long Brook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Long Brook is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Brook
- Murray
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Murray is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- New Era
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- New Era is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- Ricketts ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ricketts is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricketts
How Far From Mildred to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Mildred to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mildred and extending to:
- Laporte, which is the Seat of Sullivan County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Mildred to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 181 miles [291.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,761 miles [9,271.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,476 miles [10,422.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,351 miles [7,002.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Mildred) 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 Mildred 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 Mildred. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4781, Longitude: -76.3783 In this case, the coordinates for Mildred have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.295 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.168 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.381 degrees. |
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