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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 Millbrook, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Millbrook 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 Millbrook:
    • 41.248669, -80.060892
    • 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 Millbrook
  • 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 Mercer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Mercer County
    • Since Millbrook is near Venango County and also Butler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Venango County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Butler 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 Millbrook

Communities Also Named Millbrook ...

We found 30 communities that are also named Millbrook.

There is one other community in Pennsylvania that is also named Millbrook.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of 29 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 29 communities, 27 are located in the United States and four are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
    • Centre 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 Pennsylvania community of Millbrook [Centre County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Elmore County
      • This Millbrook is located in Elmore County and lies 696 miles [1,120.1 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Millbrook that is located in Mercer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elmore County community of Millbrook.
    • Connecticut
      • New Haven County
      • This Millbrook is located in New Haven County and lies 371 miles [597.1 km]<2> to the east of the Millbrook that is located in Mercer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Haven County community of Millbrook.
    • Georgia
      • Fulton County
      • This Millbrook is located in Fulton County and lies 561 miles [902.8 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Millbrook that is located in Mercer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Millbrook.
    • Illinois
      • Kendall County
      • This Millbrook is located in Kendall County and lies 440 miles [708.1 km]<2> to the west of the Millbrook that is located in Mercer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kendall County community of Millbrook.
    • Kansas
      • Graham 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 Kansas community of Millbrook [Graham County].
      • Sedgwick County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Millbrook [Sedgwick County].
    • Manitoba
      • This Millbrook lies 997 miles [1,604.5 km]<2> to the northwest of the Millbrook that is located in Mercer County.
    • Maryland
      • Kent County
      • This Millbrook is located in Kent County and lies 247 miles [397.5 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Millbrook that is located in Mercer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Millbrook.
      • Prince George's 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 Maryland community of Millbrook [Prince George's County].
    • Massachusetts
      • Plymouth County
      • This Millbrook is located in Plymouth County and lies 486 miles [782.1 km]<2> to the east of the Millbrook that is located in Mercer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plymouth County community of Millbrook.
    • Michigan
      • Mecosta County
      • This Millbrook is located in Mecosta County and lies 301 miles [484.4 km]<2> to the northwest of the Millbrook that is located in Mercer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecosta County community of Millbrook.
    • Missouri
      • Cole County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Millbrook [Cole County].
    • New Jersey
      • Morris County
      • This Millbrook is located in Morris County and lies 287 miles [461.9 km]<2> to the east of the Millbrook that is located in Mercer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morris County community of Millbrook.
      • Warren County
      • This Millbrook is located in Warren County and lies 265 miles [426.5 km] to the east of the Millbrook that is located in Mercer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Millbrook.
    • New York
      • Dutchess County
      • This Millbrook is located in Dutchess County and lies 331 miles [532.7 km]<2> to the east of the Millbrook that is located in Mercer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dutchess County community of Millbrook.
    • North Carolina
      • Forsyth County
      • This Millbrook is located in Forsyth County and lies 352 miles [566.5 km]<2> to the south of the Millbrook that is located in Mercer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forsyth County community of Millbrook.
      • New Hanover County
      • This Millbrook is located in New Hanover County and lies 502 miles [807.9 km] to the south southeast of the Millbrook that is located in Mercer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Hanover County community of Millbrook.
      • Pitt County
      • Although located in Pitt County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitt County community of Millbrook.
      • Wake County
      • This Millbrook is located in Wake County and lies 380 miles [611.6 km] to the south southeast of the Millbrook that is located in Mercer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Millbrook.
      • Wilson County
      • This Millbrook is located in Wilson County and lies 398 miles [640.5 km] to the south southeast of the Millbrook that is located in Mercer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Millbrook.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Millbrook lies 886 miles [1,425.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Millbrook that is located in Mercer County.
    • Ohio
      • Wayne County
      • This Millbrook is located in Wayne County and lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Millbrook that is located in Mercer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Millbrook.
    • Ontario
      • This Millbrook lies 216 miles [347.6 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Millbrook that is located in Mercer County.
    • South Carolina
      • Oconee County
      • This Millbrook is located in Oconee County and lies 477 miles [767.7 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Millbrook that is located in Mercer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Millbrook.
    • Vermont
      • Windsor County
      • This Millbrook is located in Windsor County and lies 423 miles [680.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Millbrook that is located in Mercer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windsor County community of Millbrook.
    • Virginia
      • Augusta County
      • This Millbrook is located in Augusta County and lies 218 miles [350.8 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Millbrook that is located in Mercer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Augusta County community of Millbrook.
      • Stafford County
      • This Millbrook is located in Stafford County and lies 231 miles [371.8 km] to the southeast of the Millbrook that is located in Mercer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Millbrook.
    • West Virginia
      • Hampshire County
      • This Millbrook is located in Hampshire County and lies 161 miles [259.1 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Millbrook that is located in Mercer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampshire County community of Millbrook.
    • Wyoming
      • Albany County
      • This Millbrook is located in Albany County and lies 1,336 miles [2,150.1 km]<2> to the west of the Millbrook that is located in Mercer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albany County community of Millbrook.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Millbrook ...

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.

  • Booher Corners
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Booher Corners is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booher Corners
  • Bowie
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Bowie is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
  • Centertown
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Centertown is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
  • Enterprise
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Enterprise is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
  • Filer Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Filer Corners is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filer Corners
  • Irishtown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Irishtown is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irishtown
  • Mount Pleasant
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Venango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Nectarine
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Nectarine is located in Venango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nectarine
  • Pearl
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Pearl is located in Venango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
  • Perrys Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Perrys Corners is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Corners
  • Reeds Furnace
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Reeds Furnace is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Furnace
  • Sandy Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Swamproot
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Swamproot is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamproot

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

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

  • Mercer, which is the Seat of Mercer County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Millbrook to Mercer, 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.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 179 miles [288.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 227 miles [365.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,921 miles [9,528.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,642 miles [10,689.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,518 miles [7,271 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

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 Millbrook 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Millbrook) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Millbrook, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Millbrook 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 Millbrook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2487, Longitude: -80.0609       In this case, the coordinates for Millbrook have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.583 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.723 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.155 degrees.