mileposts
Highway distance indicators
Mileposts are markers placed at intervals along a road or railway indicating distance from a reference point.
They help travelers gauge progress and locate positions: The accident occurred near milepost 47.
Figuratively, mileposts mark stages in a journey or process: The treaty was a milepost in diplomatic relations.
Mounted directional guides
- waypointsIntermediate navigation targets
- road signsPosted driving instructions
- highway markersSigns identifying road routes
- guidepostsMarkers indicating direction
boundary markers · trail markers · survey markers · reference points · monuments · pillars · obelisks
Space between two points
- mileageDistance traveled by vehicle
- milesLengths of 5,280 feet
- kilometersMetric distance units
- intervalsGaps between events
spacing · increments · odometer · segments · stretch · span · travel distance
Completed goals worth noting
- benchmarksStandards for measuring performance
- checkpointsInspection stations along routes
- turning pointsDecisive shifts in direction
- landmarksDistinctive, recognizable locations
stages · phases · accomplishments · breakthroughs · goals · targets · objectives · thresholds
Distinctive, recognizable locations
- reference pointsStandards used for comparison
- waypointsIntermediate navigation targets
- orientationPosition relative to surroundings
- directionsGuidance for reaching somewhere
route finding · positioning · guidance · bearings · checkpoints · trail blazing · pathfinding · wayfinding
signposts
Mounted directional guides
- waypointsIntermediate navigation targets
- road signsPosted driving instructions
- highway markersSigns identifying road routes
guideposts · boundary markers · trail markers · survey markers · reference points · monuments · pillars · obelisks
distance
Space between two points
- mileageDistance traveled by vehicle
- milesLengths of 5,280 feet
- kilometersMetric distance units
intervals · spacing · increments · odometer · segments · stretch · span · travel distance
achievements
Completed goals worth noting
- benchmarksStandards for measuring performance
- checkpointsInspection stations along routes
- turning pointsDecisive shifts in direction
landmarks · stages · phases · accomplishments · breakthroughs · goals · targets · objectives · thresholds · waypoints
landmarks
Distinctive, recognizable locations
- reference pointsStandards used for comparison
- waypointsIntermediate navigation targets
- orientationPosition relative to surroundings
directions · route finding · positioning · guidance · bearings · checkpoints · trail blazing · pathfinding · wayfinding
- railway signscrossbuck, railroad crossing, level crossing, crossing sign, semaphore
- trail signstrail markers, blazes, waymarks, direction arrows, directional signs
- railroadstrains, train, tracks, track, locomotive
- navigationcompass, compass rose, signs, charts, navbar
- navigation termsnautical charts, GPS, north, road signs, maps
- walkwayswalkway, walkways, path, paths, pathway
milepostsdestination
Intended arrival point
terminus · endpoint · finish line · final stop · journey's end