Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Milltown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Milltown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Milltown
- 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 Milltown:
- 39.235380, -77.625824
- 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 Milltown
- 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 Loudoun County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Loudoun County
- Since Milltown is near Frederick County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Frederick County
- eBird sighting report for Washington 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Milltown ...
We found 36 communities that share the name Milltown.
Within Virginia, the name Milltown is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another 36 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 36 communities, 33 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Indiana
- Kentucky
- Adair County
- This Milltown is located in Adair County and lies 446 miles [717.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Milltown that is located in Loudoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adair County community of Milltown.
- Nicholas County
- This Milltown is located in Nicholas County and lies 340 miles [547.2 km] to the west of the Milltown that is located in Loudoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nicholas County community of Milltown.
- Maine
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Butler County
- This Milltown is located in Butler County and lies 725 miles [1,166.8 km]<1> to the west of the Milltown that is located in Loudoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Milltown.
- Knox County
- This Milltown is located in Knox County and lies 775 miles [1,247.2 km] to the west of the Milltown that is located in Loudoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Milltown.
- Montana
- New Brunswick
- This Milltown lies 667 miles [1,073.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Milltown that is located in Loudoun County.
- New Jersey
- Hunterdon County
- This Milltown is located in Hunterdon County and lies 161 miles [259.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Milltown that is located in Loudoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hunterdon County community of Milltown.
- Middlesex 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 New Jersey community of Milltown [Middlesex County].
- Salem County
- This Milltown is located in Salem County and lies 127 miles [204.4 km] to the east northeast of the Milltown that is located in Loudoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salem County community of Milltown.
- Somerset County
- This Milltown is located in Somerset County and lies 181 miles [291.3 km] to the east northeast of the Milltown that is located in Loudoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Milltown.
- Union County
- This Milltown is located in Union County and lies 202 miles [325.1 km] to the east northeast of the Milltown that is located in Loudoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Milltown.
- New York
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Milltown lies 1,241 miles [1,997.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Milltown that is located in Loudoun County.
- North Carolina
- Ontario
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- This Milltown is located in Allegheny County and lies 144 miles [231.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Milltown that is located in Loudoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Milltown.
- Bradford County
- This Milltown is located in Bradford County and lies 199 miles [320.3 km] to the north northeast of the Milltown that is located in Loudoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradford County community of Milltown.
- Chester County
- This Milltown is located in Chester County and lies 121 miles [194.7 km] to the east northeast of the Milltown that is located in Loudoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Milltown.
- Perry County
- This Milltown is located in Perry County and lies 79 miles [127.1 km] to the north northeast of the Milltown that is located in Loudoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Milltown.
- Warren County
- This Milltown is located in Warren County and lies 186 miles [299.3 km] to the north northwest of the Milltown that is located in Loudoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Milltown.
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Humphreys County
- This Milltown is located in Humphreys County and lies 588 miles [946.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Milltown that is located in Loudoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humphreys County community of Milltown.
- Jackson County
- This Milltown is located in Jackson County and lies 486 miles [782.1 km] to the west southwest of the Milltown that is located in Loudoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Milltown.
- Marshall County
- This Milltown is located in Marshall County and lies 561 miles [902.8 km] to the west southwest of the Milltown that is located in Loudoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Milltown.
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Milltown ...
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.
- Britain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Furnace Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Furnace Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Mountain
- Furnace Mountain is located in Loudoun County
- Georges Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georges Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Mill
- Georges Mill is located in Loudoun County
- Goresville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goresville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goresville
- Goresville is located in Loudoun County
- Loyalty
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Rock Hall
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Scattersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scattersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scattersville
- Scattersville is located in Loudoun County
- Shoemaker
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Stumptown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Wheatland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Milltown 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 Milltown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Milltown and extending to:
- Leesburg, which is the Seat of Loudoun County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Milltown to Leesburg, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 117 miles [188.3 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 39 miles [62.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,908 miles [9,508 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,616 miles [10,647.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,492 miles [7,229.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Milltown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Loudoun County: www.co.loudoun.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Milltown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Milltown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2354, Longitude: -77.6258 In this case, the coordinates for Milltown 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 Milltown 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 Milltown, 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 Milltown 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 308.217 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.863 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.834 degrees. |