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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 Milestone, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Milestone 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 Milestone:
- 37.768193, -76.446338
- 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 Milestone
- 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 Lancaster County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
- Since Milestone is near Northumberland County and also Richmond County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Northumberland County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond 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 Milestone
Communities Also Named Milestone ...
We found two communities that are also named Milestone.
Within Virginia, the name Milestone is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Montgomery County
- This Milestone is located in Montgomery County and lies 108 miles [173.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Milestone that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Milestone.
- Saskatchewan
- This Milestone lies 1,617 miles [2,602.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Milestone that is located in Lancaster County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Milestone ...
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.
- Bridgetown ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgetown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Browns Store
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Browns Store is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Store
- Chestnut Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
- Christ Church
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Christ Church is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Church
- Cove Colony
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cove Colony is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Colony
- Georgetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Georgetown is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Good Luck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Good Luck is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Luck
- Greenvale ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greenvale is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale
- Griffins Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Griffins Landing is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins Landing
- Harveys
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Harveys is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveys
- Highland Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Highland Landing is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Landing
- Lively
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Merry Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Merry Point is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Point
- Mollusk
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Nuttsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Nuttsville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nuttsville
- Oak Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Ottoman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ottoman is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottoman
- Pierces Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pierces Corner is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierces Corner
- Queenstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Queenstown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Slabtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Slabtown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
How Far From Milestone to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Milestone to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Milestone and extending to:
- Lancaster, which is the Seat of Lancaster County, lies just to the West.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Milestone to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 84 miles [135.2 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,920 miles [9,527.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,618 miles [10,650.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,498 miles [7,238.8 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Milestone) 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 Milestone 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 Milestone. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7682, Longitude: -76.4463 In this case, the coordinates for Milestone have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.614 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.952 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.903 degrees. |
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