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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 Morrisville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Morrisville 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 Morrisville:
    • 31.054901, -85.911048
    • 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 Morrisville
  • 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 Geneva County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Geneva County
    • Since Morrisville is near Holmes County and also Walton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Holmes County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Walton 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 Morrisville

Communities Also Named Morrisville ...

We found fourteen communities that are also named Morrisville.

There is one other community in Alabama that is also named Morrisville.

Beyond Alabama, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Alabama ...
    • Calhoun County
      • This Morrisville is located in Calhoun County and lies 184 miles [296.1 km]<1> to the north of the Morrisville that is located in Geneva County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Morrisville.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • This Morrisville is located in Baltimore County and lies 777 miles [1,250.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Morrisville that is located in Geneva County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Morrisville.
    • Missouri
      • Polk County
      • This Morrisville is located in Polk County and lies 616 miles [991.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Morrisville that is located in Geneva County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Morrisville.
    • New Jersey
      • Camden County
      • This Morrisville is located in Camden County and lies 865 miles [1,392.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Morrisville that is located in Geneva County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Morrisville.
    • New York
      • Madison County
      • This Morrisville is located in Madison County and lies 992 miles [1,596.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Morrisville that is located in Geneva County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Morrisville.
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • This Morrisville lies 1,961 miles [3,155.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Morrisville that is located in Geneva County.
    • North Carolina
      • Durham County
      • This Morrisville is located in Durham County and lies 523 miles [841.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Morrisville that is located in Geneva County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Durham County community of Morrisville.
    • Ohio
      • Clinton County
      • This Morrisville is located in Clinton County and lies 585 miles [941.5 km]<1> to the north of the Morrisville that is located in Geneva County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Morrisville.
    • Ontario
      • This Morrisville lies 1,038 miles [1,670.5 km]<1> to the north of the Morrisville that is located in Geneva County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Bucks County
      • This Morrisville is located in Bucks County and lies 887 miles [1,427.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Morrisville that is located in Geneva County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Morrisville.
      • Greene County
      • This Morrisville is located in Greene County and lies 690 miles [1,110.4 km] to the north northeast of the Morrisville that is located in Geneva County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Morrisville.
    • South Carolina
      • Williamsburg County
      • This Morrisville is located in Williamsburg County and lies 411 miles [661.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Morrisville that is located in Geneva County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamsburg County community of Morrisville.
    • Vermont
      • Lamoille County
      • This Morrisville is located in Lamoille County and lies 1,178 miles [1,895.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Morrisville that is located in Geneva County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lamoille County community of Morrisville.
    • Virginia
      • Fauquier County
      • This Morrisville is located in Fauquier County and lies 693 miles [1,115.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Morrisville that is located in Geneva County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fauquier County community of Morrisville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Morrisville ...

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.

  • Chancellor
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Chancellor is located in Geneva County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellor
  • Coffee Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Coffee Springs is located in Geneva County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Springs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
  • Geneva
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Highfalls
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Highfalls is located in Geneva County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfalls
  • Hobbs Crossroads
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Hobbs Crossroads is located in Holmes County (FL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Crossroads
  • Kellys Crossroads
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Kellys Crossroads is located in Geneva County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Crossroads
  • Oak Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Oak Grove is located in Geneva County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Royals Crossroads
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Royals Crossroads is located in Holmes County (FL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royals Crossroads
  • Sellersville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Sellersville is located in Geneva County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellersville
  • Spears
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Spears is located in Geneva County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears

How Far From Morrisville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Morrisville 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<3> community of Morrisville once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Morrisville and extending to:

  • Geneva, which is the Seat of Geneva County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Morrisville to Montgomery, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 737 miles [1,186.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,630 miles [10,670 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,326 miles [11,790.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,207 miles [8,379.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Morrisville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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 Morrisville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>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 Morrisville 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 Morrisville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.0549, Longitude: -85.9110       In this case, the coordinates for Morrisville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.98 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.142 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.458 degrees.