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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 Millertown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Millertown and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Millertown:
    • 39.299817, -79.958965
    • 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 Millertown
  • 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 Taylor County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Taylor County
    • Since Millertown is near Barbour County and also Preston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Barbour County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Preston 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 Millertown

Communities Also Named Millertown ...

We found nine communities that are also named Millertown.

There is one other community in West Virginia that is also named Millertown.

Beyond West Virginia, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In West Virginia ...
    • Kanawha County
      • This Millertown is located in Kanawha County and lies 105 miles [169 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Millertown that is located in Taylor County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kanawha County community of Millertown.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Mobile County
      • This Millertown is located in Mobile County and lies 749 miles [1,205.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Millertown that is located in Taylor County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mobile County community of Millertown.
    • California
      • Placer County
      • This Millertown is located in Placer County and lies 2,184 miles [3,514.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Millertown that is located in Taylor County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Placer County community of Millertown.
    • New York
      • Rensselaer County
      • This Millertown is located in Rensselaer County and lies 417 miles [671.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Millertown that is located in Taylor County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rensselaer County community of Millertown.
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • This Millertown lies 1,327 miles [2,135.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Millertown that is located in Taylor County.
    • Ohio
      • Perry County
      • This Millertown is located in Perry County and lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<1> to the west of the Millertown that is located in Taylor County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Millertown.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Columbia County
      • This Millertown is located in Columbia County and lies 220 miles [354.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Millertown that is located in Taylor County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Millertown.
      • Fayette County
      • This Millertown is located in Fayette County and lies 58 miles [93.3 km] to the north northeast of the Millertown that is located in Taylor County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Millertown.
    • Tennessee
      • Knox County
      • This Millertown is located in Knox County and lies 309 miles [497.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Millertown that is located in Taylor County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Millertown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Millertown ...

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.

  • Blueville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Blueville is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blueville
  • Cecil
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cecil is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
  • Cove Run
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Cove Run is located in Barbour County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Run
  • Cove Run Station ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Cove Run Station is located in Barbour County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Run Station
  • Dent
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Dent is located in Barbour County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dent
  • Elliotsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Elliotsville is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliotsville
  • Knottsville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Knottsville is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knottsville
  • Maple Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Maple Run is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Run
  • Pleasant Creek ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasant Creek is located in Barbour County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Creek
  • Sandy ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Sandy is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
  • Stone House ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Stone House is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House

How Far From Millertown 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 Millertown to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Millertown and extending to:

  • Grafton, which is the Seat of Taylor County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 111 miles [178.6 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Millertown to Charleston, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 159 miles [255.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,002 miles [9,659.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,716 miles [10,808.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,591 miles [7,388.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Millertown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Millertown 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 Millertown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2998, Longitude: -79.9590       In this case, the coordinates for Millertown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.617 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.464 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.817 degrees.