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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 Millheim, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Millheim 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 Millheim:
- 29.871904, -96.248404
- 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 Millheim
- 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 Austin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Austin County
- Since Millheim is near Waller County and also Colorado County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Waller County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Colorado 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 Millheim
Communities Also Named Millheim ...
We found three communities that are also named Millheim.
Within Texas, the name Millheim is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Perry County
- This Millheim is located in Perry County and lies 647 miles [1,041.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Millheim that is located in Austin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Millheim.
- Ohio
- Summit County
- This Millheim is located in Summit County and lies 1,130 miles [1,818.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Millheim that is located in Austin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Summit County community of Millheim.
- Pennsylvania
- Centre County
- This Millheim is located in Centre County and lies 1,297 miles [2,087.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Millheim that is located in Austin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Centre County community of Millheim.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Millheim ...
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.
- Beard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Beard is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard
- Cat Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Industry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lewisville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lewisville is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Peters
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Peters is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- Pine Island
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Island is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,205 people
- Post Oak Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Post Oak Point is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Point
- Raccoon Bend
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Raccoon Bend is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccoon Bend
- Sunny Side
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sunny Side is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
- Welcome
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Welcome is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
How Far From Millheim 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 Millheim to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Millheim and extending to:
- Bellville, which is the Seat of Austin County, lies just to the North.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Millheim to Austin, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,255 miles [2,019.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 49 days and walking would take 72 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,116 miles [11,452.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,840 miles [12,617.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,715 miles [9,197.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Millheim) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Millheim 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 Millheim. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.8719, Longitude: -96.2484 In this case, the coordinates for Millheim have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.175 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.215 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.714 degrees. |
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