Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Millstone, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Millstone and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Millstone
- 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 Millstone:
- 41.355276, -79.070405
- 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 Millstone
- 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 Elk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Elk County
- Since Millstone is near Forest County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Forest County
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Millstone ...
We found nine communities that share the name Millstone.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Millstone is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- New Jersey
- Middlesex County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Millstone [Middlesex County].
- Somerset 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 New Jersey community of Millstone [Somerset County].
- Tennessee
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Calhoun County
- This Millstone is located in Calhoun County and lies 206 miles [331.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Millstone that is located in Elk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Millstone.
- Mingo County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Millstone [Mingo County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Millstone ...
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.
- Belltown
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Blowtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Cook Tomb
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Cooksburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksburg
- Cooksburg is located in Clarion County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cooksburg <4>
- Crown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
- Crown is located in Clarion County
- Egypt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Fisher
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Gravel Lick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gravel Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Lick
- Gravel Lick is located in Clarion County
- Hominy Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hominy Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hominy Ridge
- Hominy Ridge is located in Forest County
- Lake City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Lake City is located in Elk County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake City <4>
- Roses
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Scotch Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotch Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Hill
- Scotch Hill is located in Clarion County
- Turkey Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkey Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Ridge
- Turkey Ridge is located in Clarion County
How Far From Millstone 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 Millstone to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Millstone and extending to:
- Ridgway, which is the Seat of Elk County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Millstone to Ridgway, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 136 miles [218.9 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 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 200 miles [321.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,876 miles [9,456.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,596 miles [10,615.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,471 miles [7,195.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Millstone. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Elk County: www.co.elk.pa.us/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Millstone) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Millstone. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3553, Longitude: -79.0704 |
| <2> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Millstone 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. |
| <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 Millstone 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 308.961 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.034 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.659 degrees. |