Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Milburn, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Milburn and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Milburn
- 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 Milburn:
- 37.998442, -81.338719
- 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 Milburn
- 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 Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Since Milburn is near Kanawha County and also Raleigh County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Kanawha County
- eBird sighting report for Raleigh 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 Milburn ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Milburn.
Within West Virginia, the name Milburn is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, nine are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Nebraska
- New Jersey
- New York
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Milburn lies 512 miles [824 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Milburn that is located in Fayette County.
- Prince Edward Island
- Texas
- Utah
- Washington
Curious and Interesting Names Near Milburn ...
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.
- Acme
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Acme is located in Kanawha County
- Carbon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Carbon is located in Kanawha County
- Clear Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
- Clear Creek is located in Raleigh County
- Dorothy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
- Dorothy is located in Raleigh County
- Elkridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Greencastle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greencastle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Greencastle is located in Kanawha County
- Lively
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Long Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Long Branch is located in Fayette County
- Page
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Page have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page
- Page is located in Fayette County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Page <4>
- Republic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Roseville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - United
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
How Far From Milburn 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 Milburn to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Milburn and extending to:
- Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Milburn to Fayetteville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 28 miles [45.1 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 240 miles [386.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,117 miles [9,844.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,829 miles [10,990.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,704 miles [7,570.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Milburn. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
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- Milburn) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Milburn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9984, Longitude: -81.3387 In this case, the coordinates for Milburn 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 Milburn 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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Milburn 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 310.49 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.266 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.85 degrees. |