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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 Morgan City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Morgan City and the surrounding area.
- 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 Morgan City:
- 34.472037, -86.569714
- 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 Morgan City
- 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 Morgan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
- Since Morgan City is near Marshall County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Morgan City
Communities Also Named Morgan City ...
We found five communities that are also named Morgan City.
Within Alabama, the name Morgan City is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Morgan County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Morgan City [Morgan County].
- Kansas
- Clay County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Morgan City [Clay County].
- Montgomery County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Morgan City [Montgomery County].
- Louisiana
- Saint Mary Parish
- This Morgan City is located in Saint Mary Parish and lies 425 miles [684 km]<3> to the southwest of the Morgan City that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary Parish community of Morgan City.
- Mississippi
- Leflore County
- This Morgan City is located in Leflore County and lies 229 miles [368.5 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Morgan City that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leflore County community of Morgan City.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Morgan City ...
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.
- Apple Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Burrows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Burrows is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows
- Egypt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Egypt is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Ferns Quarter ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ferns Quarter is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferns Quarter
- Friendship
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Green Cove Meadows
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Green Cove Meadows is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove Meadows
- Hobbs Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hobbs Island is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Island
- Hog Jaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hog Jaw is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Jaw
- Lacey's Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lewis Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lewis Ferry is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Ferry
- Lynntown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lynntown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynntown
- Oak Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Oleander
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oleander is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oleander
- Peach Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Peach Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Grove
- Redstone Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Redstone Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone Park
- Swift Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Swift Ford is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Ford
- Union
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Union is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Union Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Woodland Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Woodland Mills is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Mills
How Far From Morgan City 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 Morgan City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Morgan City and extending to:
- Decatur, which is the Seat of Morgan County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Morgan City to Decatur, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 145 miles [233.4 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 609 miles [980.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,496 miles [10,454.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,208 miles [11,600.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,084 miles [8,181.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Morgan City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Morgan City 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> | 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- Morgan City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Morgan City 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 Morgan City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4720, Longitude: -86.5697 In this case, the coordinates for Morgan City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.59 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.32 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.993 degrees. |
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