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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 Millerstown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Millerstown 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 Millerstown:
- 40.954951, -79.748298
- 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 Millerstown
- 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 Butler County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Butler County
- Since Millerstown is near Armstrong County and also Clarion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Armstrong County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clarion 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 Millerstown
Communities Also Named Millerstown ...
We found six communities that are also named Millerstown.
There are four communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Millerstown.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Allegheny County
- This Millerstown is located in Allegheny County and lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the south of the Millerstown that is located in Butler County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Millerstown.
- Blair County
- This Millerstown is located in Blair County and lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Millerstown that is located in Butler County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blair County community of Millerstown.
- Clarion County
- This Millerstown is located in Clarion County and lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Millerstown that is located in Butler County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarion County community of Millerstown.
- Perry County
- This Millerstown is located in Perry County and lies 138 miles [222.1 km]<1> to the east of the Millerstown that is located in Butler County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Millerstown.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Grayson County
- This Millerstown is located in Grayson County and lies 415 miles [667.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Millerstown that is located in Butler County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grayson County community of Millerstown.
- Ohio
- Champaign County
- This Millerstown is located in Champaign County and lies 225 miles [362.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Millerstown that is located in Butler County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Champaign County community of Millerstown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Millerstown ...
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.
- Bradys Bend
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Byers Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Byers Corner is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byers Corner
- Carbon Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Carbon Center is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Center
- Fredericksburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fredericksburg is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Frogtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Frogtown is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Greenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Greenville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Haysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Haysville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Hooker
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lucasville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lucasville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucasville
- Troutman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Troutman is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutman
How Far From Millerstown 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 Millerstown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Millerstown and extending to:
- Butler, which is the Seat of Butler County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Millerstown to Butler, with an average speed<2> 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 157 miles [252.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 201 miles [323.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<3> 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).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,640 miles [10,686 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,516 miles [7,267.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Millerstown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Millerstown 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 Millerstown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9550, Longitude: -79.7483 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.406 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.476 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.122 degrees. |
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