RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Pennsylvania >> Tioga County >> Millerton >> Tidbits & TriviaIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Pennsylvania


The Commemorative Quarter for Pennsylvania







Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Millerton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Millerton 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 Millerton:
    • 41.985050, -76.939218
    • 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 Millerton
  • 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 Millerton ...

We found thirteen communities that share the name Millerton.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Millerton is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Madera County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Millerton [Madera County].
      • Marin County
      • This Millerton is located in Marin County and lies 2,412 miles [3,881.7 km]<2> to the west of the Millerton that is located in Tioga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marin County community of Millerton.
    • Florida
      • Lake County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Millerton [Lake County].
    • Iowa
      • Wayne County
      • This Millerton is located in Wayne County and lies 849 miles [1,366.3 km]<2> to the west of the Millerton that is located in Tioga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Millerton.
    • Kansas
      • Sumner County
      • This Millerton is located in Sumner County and lies 1,136 miles [1,828.2 km]<2> to the west of the Millerton that is located in Tioga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumner County community of Millerton.
    • Louisiana
      • Claiborne Parish
      • This Millerton is located in Claiborne Parish and lies 1,083 miles [1,742.9 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Millerton that is located in Tioga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Claiborne Parish community of Millerton.
    • Michigan
      • Mason County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Millerton [Mason County].
    • Nebraska
      • Butler County
      • This Millerton is located in Butler County and lies 1,046 miles [1,683.4 km]<2> to the west of the Millerton that is located in Tioga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Millerton.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Millerton lies 651 miles [1,047.7 km]<2> to the northeast of the Millerton that is located in Tioga County.
    • New York
      • Dutchess County
      • This Millerton is located in Dutchess County and lies 175 miles [281.6 km]<2> to the east of the Millerton that is located in Tioga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dutchess County community of Millerton.
    • North Carolina
      • Rowan County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Millerton [Rowan County].
    • Oklahoma
      • McCurtain County
      • This Millerton is located in McCurtain County and lies 1,125 miles [1,810.5 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Millerton that is located in Tioga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McCurtain County community of Millerton.
    • Washington
      • Whatcom County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Millerton [Whatcom County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Millerton ...

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.

  • Big Flats
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Flats have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Flats
    • Big Flats is located in Chemung County (NY)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Flats <5>
  • Checkerville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Checkerville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Checkerville
    • Checkerville is located in Bradford County
  • Golden Glow Heights
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Glow Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Glow Heights
    • Golden Glow Heights is located in Chemung County (NY)
  • Jobs Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jobs Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs Corners
    • Jobs Corners is located in Tioga County
  • Mosherville
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mosherville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosherville
    • Mosherville is located in Bradford County
  • Painter Run
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Painter Run have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painter Run
    • Painter Run is located in Tioga County
  • Pine City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
    • Pine City is located in Chemung County (NY)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine City <5>
  • Rising
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rising have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising
    • Rising is located in Tioga County
  • Roseville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
    • Roseville is located in Tioga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
  • Sagetown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagetown
    • Sagetown is located in Chemung County (NY)

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

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

  • Wellsboro, which is the Seat of Tioga County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Millerton to Wellsboro, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 117 miles [188.3 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 213 miles [342.8 km] to the south (S). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,763 miles [9,274.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,480 miles [10,428.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,356 miles [7,010.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Millerton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Millerton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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- Millerton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Millerton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9851, Longitude: -76.9392    
<3>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 Millerton 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.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Millerton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.593 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.586 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.422 degrees.









 

Copyright 2024
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 07 Apr 2024