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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Millerstown
- 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:
- 41.306173, -79.452546
- 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.
- 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 Clarion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Clarion County
- Since Millerstown is near Venango County and also Forest County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Venango County
- eBird sighting report for Forest 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Millerstown ...
We found six communities that share the name Millerstown.
There are four communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Millerstown.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Allegheny County
- This Millerstown is located in Allegheny County and lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Millerstown that is located in Clarion 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 93 miles [149.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Millerstown that is located in Clarion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blair County community of Millerstown.
- Butler County
- This Millerstown is located in Butler County and lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Millerstown that is located in Clarion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Millerstown.
- Perry County
- This Millerstown is located in Perry County and lies 130 miles [209.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Millerstown that is located in Clarion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Millerstown.
- Allegheny County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Grayson County
- This Millerstown is located in Grayson County and lies 441 miles [709.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Millerstown that is located in Clarion 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 246 miles [395.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Millerstown that is located in Clarion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Champaign County community of Millerstown.
- Kentucky
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.
- Elk City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Elmo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Fern
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Fryburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryburg
- Fryburg is located in Clarion County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fryburg <4>
- Iron City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Marble
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble
- Marble is located in Clarion County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marble <4>
- Marianne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Paint Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paint Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Mills
- Paint Mills is located in Clarion County
- Pine City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
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:
- Clarion, which is the Seat of Clarion County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 151 miles [243 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Millerstown to Harrisburg, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 209 miles [336.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,894 miles [9,485.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,614 miles [10,644.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,489 miles [7,224.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Millerstown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Clarion County: www.co.clarion.pa.us/
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Millerstown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Millerstown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3062, Longitude: -79.4525 In this case, the coordinates for Millerstown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Millerstown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.201 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.298 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.853 degrees. |