Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Milltown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Milltown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Milltown
- 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 Milltown:
- 40.356751, -77.286374
- 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 Milltown
- 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 Perry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Perry County
- Since Milltown is near Allegheny County and also Cumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Allegheny County
- eBird sighting report for Cumberland 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 Milltown ...
We found 36 communities that share the name Milltown.
There are four communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Milltown.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another 32 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 32 communities, 33 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Allegheny County
- Bradford County
- Chester County
- Warren County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Indiana
- Kentucky
- Adair County
- This Milltown is located in Adair County and lies 490 miles [788.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Milltown that is located in Perry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adair County community of Milltown.
- Nicholas County
- This Milltown is located in Nicholas County and lies 376 miles [605.1 km] to the west southwest of the Milltown that is located in Perry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nicholas County community of Milltown.
- Maine
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Butler County
- This Milltown is located in Butler County and lies 759 miles [1,221.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Milltown that is located in Perry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Milltown.
- Knox County
- This Milltown is located in Knox County and lies 784 miles [1,261.7 km] to the west of the Milltown that is located in Perry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Milltown.
- Montana
- New Brunswick
- This Milltown lies 604 miles [972 km]<1> to the northeast of the Milltown that is located in Perry County.
- New Jersey
- Hunterdon County
- This Milltown is located in Hunterdon County and lies 119 miles [191.5 km]<1> to the east of the Milltown that is located in Perry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hunterdon County community of Milltown.
- 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 Milltown [Middlesex County].
- Salem County
- This Milltown is located in Salem County and lies 116 miles [186.7 km] to the east southeast of the Milltown that is located in Perry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salem County community of Milltown.
- Somerset County
- This Milltown is located in Somerset County and lies 137 miles [220.5 km] to the east of the Milltown that is located in Perry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Milltown.
- Union County
- This Milltown is located in Union County and lies 157 miles [252.7 km] to the east of the Milltown that is located in Perry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Milltown.
- New York
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Milltown lies 1,183 miles [1,903.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Milltown that is located in Perry County.
- North Carolina
- Ontario
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Humphreys County
- This Milltown is located in Humphreys County and lies 634 miles [1,020.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Milltown that is located in Perry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humphreys County community of Milltown.
- Jackson County
- This Milltown is located in Jackson County and lies 535 miles [861 km] to the west southwest of the Milltown that is located in Perry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Milltown.
- Marshall County
- This Milltown is located in Marshall County and lies 612 miles [984.9 km] to the west southwest of the Milltown that is located in Perry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Milltown.
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Milltown ...
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.
- Centre
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Couchtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Dellville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Doubling Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doubling Gap have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doubling Gap
- Doubling Gap is located in Cumberland County
- Elliottsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsburg
- Elliottsburg is located in Perry County
- Falling Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falling Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Falling Spring is located in Perry County
- Little Germany
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Germany have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Germany
- Little Germany is located in Perry County
- Mannsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mannsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsville
- Mannsville is located in Perry County
- Oakgrove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Walnut Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Walnut Grove is located in Perry County
How Far From Milltown to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Milltown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Milltown and extending to:
- New Bloomfield, which is the Seat of Perry County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Milltown to Harrisburg, with an average speed<6> 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 most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 101 miles [162.5 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,846 miles [9,408.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,558 miles [10,554.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,433 miles [7,134.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Milltown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Perry County: www.perryco.org/
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Milltown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Milltown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3568, Longitude: -77.2864 In this case, the coordinates for Milltown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Milltown 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> | 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 Milltown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <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 Milltown 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 307.938 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.721 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.249 degrees. |