Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Millers Tavern, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Millers Tavern and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Millers Tavern

• 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 Millers Tavern:
  • 37.828178, -76.945289
  • 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 Millers Tavern

• 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 Essex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Essex County
  • Since Millers Tavern is near King and Queen County and also King William County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for King and Queen County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for King William 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 Millers Tavern

Curious and Interesting Names Near Millers Tavern ...

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.

• Bestland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Bestland is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bestland
• Crouch
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Crouch is located in King and Queen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Crouch
  • From Millers Tavern to Crouch
• Daisy
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Daisy is located in King and Queen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
• Dunnsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Dunnsville is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnsville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunnsville <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Dunnsville
  • From Millers Tavern to Dunnsville
• Indian Neck
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Indian Neck is located in King and Queen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Neck
• Jacks Fork
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jacks Fork is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Fork
• Kino
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Kino is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kino
• Locust Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Locust Grove is located in King and Queen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
• Longist Forks
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Longist Forks is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longist Forks
• Minor
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Minor is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
• Pauls Crossroads
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pauls Crossroads is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauls Crossroads
• Pigeon Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Pigeon Hill is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Hill
• Stevensville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Stevensville is located in King and Queen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevensville
• Upright
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Upright is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upright

How Far From Millers Tavern to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Millers Tavern to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Millers Tavern and extending to:

• Tappahannock, which is the Seat of Essex County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Millers Tavern to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 74 miles [119.1 km] to the north (N). 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 5,939 miles [9,557.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,639 miles [10,684.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,518 miles [7,271 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'