Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Millbach Springs:
  • 40.311203, -76.243007
  • 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 Millbach Springs

• 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 Lebanon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lebanon County
  • Since Millbach Springs is near Lancaster County and also Berks County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Berks 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 Millbach Springs

Curious and Interesting Names Near Millbach Springs ...

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.

• Brickerville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Brickerville is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickerville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brickerville <1>
• Buffalo Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Buffalo Springs is located in Lebanon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
• Charming Forge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Charming Forge is located in Berks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charming Forge
• Clay
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Clay is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
• Dogtown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Dogtown is located in Lebanon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
• Hopeland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Hopeland is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeland
• Johnstown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Johnstown is located in Lebanon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
• Moonstown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Moonstown is located in Lebanon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonstown
• Poplar Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Poplar Grove is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
• Springhaven
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Springhaven is located in Lebanon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhaven
• Summit View
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Summit View is located in Berks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit View
• Weavertown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Weavertown is located in Lebanon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavertown

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

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

• Lebanon, which is the Seat of Lebanon County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Millbach Springs to Lebanon, 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 33 miles [53.1 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 106 miles [170.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,804 miles [9,340.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,514 miles [10,483.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,390 miles [7,065 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'