Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Millersville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Millersville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Millersville
- 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 Millersville:
- 33.170715, -80.967599
- 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 Millersville
- 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 Bamberg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bamberg County
- Since Millersville is near Colleton County and also Orangeburg County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Colleton County
- eBird sighting report for Orangeburg 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 Millersville ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name Millersville.
Within South Carolina, the name Millersville is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Kern County
- This Millersville is located in Kern County and lies 2,132 miles [3,431.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Millersville that is located in Bamberg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kern County community of Millersville.
- Illinois
- Christian County
- This Millersville is located in Christian County and lies 628 miles [1,010.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Millersville that is located in Bamberg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Christian County community of Millersville.
- Indiana
- Marion County
- This Millersville is located in Marion County and lies 541 miles [870.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Millersville that is located in Bamberg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Millersville.
- Louisiana
- Acadia Parish
- 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 Louisiana community of Millersville [Acadia Parish].
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Millersville is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 472 miles [759.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Millersville that is located in Bamberg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Millersville.
- Michigan
- Wexford County
- This Millersville is located in Wexford County and lies 805 miles [1,295.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Millersville that is located in Bamberg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wexford County community of Millersville.
- Missouri
- Cape Girardeau County
- This Millersville is located in Cape Girardeau County and lies 577 miles [928.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Millersville that is located in Bamberg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cape Girardeau County community of Millersville.
- Nevada
- Douglas County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Douglas County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Millersville.
- North Carolina
- Alexander County
- This Millersville is located in Alexander County and lies 185 miles [297.7 km]<1> to the north of the Millersville that is located in Bamberg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alexander County community of Millersville.
- Ohio
- Sandusky County
- This Millersville is located in Sandusky County and lies 576 miles [927 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Millersville that is located in Bamberg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sandusky County community of Millersville.
- Pennsylvania
- Lancaster County
- This Millersville is located in Lancaster County and lies 536 miles [862.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Millersville that is located in Bamberg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Millersville.
- Tennessee
- Robertson County
- This Millersville is located in Robertson County and lies 394 miles [634.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Millersville that is located in Bamberg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Robertson County community of Millersville.
- West Virginia
- Marion County
- This Millersville is located in Marion County and lies 436 miles [701.7 km]<1> to the north of the Millersville that is located in Bamberg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Millersville.
- Wisconsin
- Sheboygan 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 Wisconsin community of Millersville [Sheboygan County].
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Millersville ...
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.
- Bobcat Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bobcat Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobcat Landing
- Bobcat Landing is located in Bamberg County
- Branchville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Branchville is located in Orangeburg County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 944 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Branchville <5>
- Clear Pond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Pond
- Clear Pond is located in Bamberg County
- Hughes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Johnsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
- Johnsville is located in Colleton County
- Lodge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge
- Lodge is located in Colleton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lodge <5>
- Luther ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Sixty Six
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixty Six
- Sixty Six is located in Orangeburg County
- Springtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springtown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
- Springtown is located in Bamberg County
- Whetstone Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whetstone Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone Crossroads
- Whetstone Crossroads is located in Bamberg County
How Far From Millersville 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 Millersville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Millersville once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Millersville and extending to:
- Bamberg, which is the Seat of Bamberg County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Millersville to Bamberg, with an average speed<6> 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.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 57 miles [91.7 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 452 miles [727.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,317 miles [10,166.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,007 miles [11,276.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,891 miles [7,871.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Millersville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Millersville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1707, Longitude: -80.9676 In this case, the coordinates for Millersville 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 Millersville 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 Millersville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Millersville 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 310.271 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.313 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.137 degrees. |