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 ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Millertown
- 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Barbour County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Millertown ...
We found nine communities that share the name Millertown.
There is one other community in West Virginia which is also named Millertown.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout 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.
- Kanawha County
- 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.
- Alabama
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) - Cecil
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Cove Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Cove Run Station ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cove Run Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Run Station
- Cove Run Station is located in Barbour County
- Dent
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Elliotsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elliotsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliotsville
- Elliotsville is located in Taylor County
- Knottsville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knottsville
- Knottsville is located in Taylor County
- Maple Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Pleasant Creek ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Creek
- Pleasant Creek is located in Barbour County
- Sandy ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Stone House ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone House have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House
- Stone House is located in Taylor County
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<3>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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,591 miles [7,388.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Millertown. 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Millertown) to Point B.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). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Millertown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.617 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.464 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.817 degrees. |