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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 Milbank, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Milbank 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 Milbank:
- 38.190130, -77.199422
- 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 Milbank
- 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 King George County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for King George County
- Since Milbank is near Caroline County and also Westmoreland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland 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 Milbank
Communities Also Named Milbank ...
We found one communities that are also named Milbank.
Within Virginia, the name Milbank is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Milbank in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- South Dakota
- Grant County
- This Milbank is located in Grant County and lies 1,109 miles [1,784.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Milbank that is located in King George County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Milbank.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Milbank ...
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.
- Cash Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cash Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Corner
- Goldmans Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Goldmans Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldmans Corner
- Haymount
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Haymount is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymount
- Hop Yard Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hop Yard Landing is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hop Yard Landing
- King George
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lent
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lent is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lent
- Moss Neck
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Moss Neck is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Neck
- Office Hall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Office Hall is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Office Hall
- Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Park is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
- Sales Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sales Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sales Corner
- Samuels Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Samuels Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuels Corner
- Welcome
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Welcome is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
How Far From Milbank 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 Milbank to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Milbank and extending to:
- King George, which is the Seat of King George County, lies just to the North.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 46 miles [74 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Milbank to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 49 miles [78.9 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 most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,934 miles [9,549.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,637 miles [10,681.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,515 miles [7,266.2 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- Milbank) 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 Milbank 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 Milbank. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1901, Longitude: -77.1994 In this case, the coordinates for Milbank have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.027 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.487 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.051 degrees. |
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