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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 Millersville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Millersville 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 Millersville:
    • 36.396879, -86.710992
    • 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
  • 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 fifteen communities that share the name Millersville.

There is one other community in Tennessee which is also named Millersville.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Tennessee ...
    • Robertson County
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Robertson County community of Millersville.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Kern County
      • This Millersville is located in Kern County and lies 1,770 miles [2,848.5 km]<1> to the west of the Millersville that is located in Sumner 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 249 miles [400.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Millersville that is located in Sumner 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 241 miles [387.9 km]<1> to the north of the Millersville that is located in Sumner 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 579 miles [931.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Millersville that is located in Sumner 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 547 miles [880.3 km]<1> to the north of the Millersville that is located in Sumner 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 184 miles [296.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Millersville that is located in Sumner 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 310 miles [498.9 km]<1> to the east of the Millersville that is located in Sumner 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 386 miles [621.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Millersville that is located in Sumner 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 614 miles [988.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Millersville that is located in Sumner County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Millersville.
    • South Carolina
      • Bamberg 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 Millersville [Bamberg County].
    • West Virginia
      • Marion County
      • This Millersville is located in Marion County and lies 415 miles [667.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Millersville that is located in Sumner 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].

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.

  • Bakers
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bakers have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers
    • Bakers is located in Davidson County
  • Cedarbrook
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarbrook
    • Cedarbrook is located in Sumner County
  • Edenwold
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edenwold have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenwold
    • Edenwold is located in Davidson County
  • High Chaparral
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Chaparral have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Chaparral
    • High Chaparral is located in Sumner County
  • Ivy Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivy Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Point
    • Ivy Point is located in Davidson County
  • Meadowvale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowvale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowvale
    • Meadowvale is located in Sumner County
  • Ridgetop
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgetop have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgetop
    • Ridgetop is located in Davidson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,122 people
  • Rockland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
    • Rockland is located in Sumner County
  • Rosewood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosewood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
    • Rosewood is located in Sumner County
  • Shackle Island
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shackle Island have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackle Island
    • Shackle Island is located in Sumner County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,844 people
  • Twin Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Valley
    • Twin Valley is located in Sumner County
  • Two Chestnut
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Two Chestnut have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Chestnut
    • Two Chestnut is located in Sumner County
  • Union Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
    • Union Hill is located in Davidson 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 city such as Millersville to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Gallatin, which is the Seat of Sumner County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Millersville to Gallatin, with an average speed<5> 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 four to five hours.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 16 miles [25.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 556 miles [894.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,410 miles [10,315.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,130 miles [11,474.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,005 miles [8,054.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Sumner County: www.sumnertn.org/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

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 drawn 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: 36.3969, Longitude: -86.7110       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 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 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 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 Millersville 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 313.761 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.785 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.602 degrees.









 

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