Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fort Morgan, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fort Morgan and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fort Morgan
- 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 Fort Morgan:
- 30.228537, -88.023053
- 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 Fort Morgan
- 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 Baldwin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Baldwin County
- Since Fort Morgan is near Mobile County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Mobile County
- eBird sighting report for Jackson 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 Fort Morgan ...
We found one communities that share the name Fort Morgan.
Within Alabama, the name Fort Morgan is unique.
Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Fort Morgan in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Morgan County
- This Fort Morgan is located in Morgan County and lies 1,123 miles [1,807.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Fort Morgan that is located in Baldwin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Fort Morgan.
- Colorado
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fort Morgan ...
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.
- Cedar Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Baldwin County
- Darling Landing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darling Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darling Landing
- Darling Landing is located in Baldwin County
- Fobbs Ferry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fobbs Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fobbs Ferry
- Fobbs Ferry is located in Baldwin County
- Foots Landing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foots Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foots Landing
- Foots Landing is located in Baldwin County
- Gulf Highlands
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gulf Highlands have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Highlands
- Gulf Highlands is located in Baldwin County
- Heron Bay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Magnolia Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Springs
- Magnolia Springs is located in Baldwin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magnolia Springs <3>
- Nelson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Oyster Bay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Bay
- Oyster Bay is located in Baldwin County
- Sunny Cove
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunny Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Cove
- Sunny Cove is located in Mobile County
- Turkey Branch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkey Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Branch
- Turkey Branch is located in Baldwin County
How Far From Fort Morgan to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Fort Morgan to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Fort Morgan once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Fort Morgan and extending to:
- Bay Minette, which is the Seat of Baldwin County, lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Fort Morgan to Bay Minette, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 179 miles [288.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 863 miles [1,388.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,760 miles [10,879.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,460 miles [12,005.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,339 miles [8,592.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Baldwin County: www.co.baldwin.al.us/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.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- Fort Morgan) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fort Morgan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.2285, Longitude: -88.0231 In this case, the coordinates for Fort Morgan 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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 Fort Morgan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Fort Morgan 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 314.136 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.37 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.398 degrees. |