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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Milledgeville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Milledgeville and the surrounding area.
- 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 Milledgeville:
- 35.373076, -88.367441
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Milledgeville
- 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 Chester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chester County
- Since Milledgeville is near McNairy County and also Hardin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for McNairy County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hardin 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Milledgeville
Communities Also Named Milledgeville ...
We found nine communities that are also named Milledgeville.
Within Tennessee, the name Milledgeville is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Baldwin County
- This Milledgeville is located in Baldwin County and lies 332 miles [534.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Milledgeville that is located in Chester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baldwin County community of Milledgeville.
- Illinois
- Carroll County
- This Milledgeville is located in Carroll County and lies 461 miles [741.9 km]<1> to the north of the Milledgeville that is located in Chester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Milledgeville.
- Indiana
- Boone County
- This Milledgeville is located in Boone County and lies 333 miles [535.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Milledgeville that is located in Chester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Milledgeville.
- Iowa
- Appanoose 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 Iowa community of Milledgeville [Appanoose County].
- Kentucky
- Lincoln County
- This Milledgeville is located in Lincoln County and lies 246 miles [395.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Milledgeville that is located in Chester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Milledgeville.
- North Carolina
- Montgomery 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 North Carolina community of Milledgeville [Montgomery County].
- Ohio
- Fayette County
- This Milledgeville is located in Fayette County and lies 391 miles [629.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Milledgeville that is located in Chester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Milledgeville.
- Pennsylvania
- Mercer County
- This Milledgeville is located in Mercer County and lies 615 miles [989.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Milledgeville that is located in Chester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Milledgeville.
- South Carolina
- Aiken County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Milledgeville [Aiken County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Milledgeville ...
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.
- Box Elder
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Box Elder is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Elder
- Cedar Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Farmers Union Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Five Forks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Five Forks is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Hickory Flats
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hickory Flats is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flats
- Hookers Bend
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hookers Bend is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookers Bend
- Leapwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Mays Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mays Ferry is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Ferry
- Mud Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mud Creek is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Creek
- Nelsons Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nelsons Ferry is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Ferry
- Pleasant Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Shady Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Shady Grove is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Sweet Lips
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
How Far From Milledgeville 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 town such as Milledgeville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Milledgeville and extending to:
- Henderson, which is the Seat of Chester County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Milledgeville to Henderson, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 104 miles [167.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 668 miles [1,075 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,526 miles [10,502.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,246 miles [11,661.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,121 miles [8,241.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Milledgeville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 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 Milledgeville 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 Milledgeville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Milledgeville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Milledgeville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3731, Longitude: -88.3674 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.745 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.778 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.549 degrees. |
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