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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 Morrow, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Morrow 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 Morrow:
    • 35.859038, -94.437021
    • 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 Morrow
  • 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 Morrow ...

We found seven communities that share the name Morrow.

Within Arkansas, the name Morrow is unique.

Beyond Arkansas, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Clayton County
      • This Morrow is located in Clayton County and lies 593 miles [954.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Morrow that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clayton County community of Morrow.
      • Jasper County
      • This Morrow is located in Jasper County and lies 632 miles [1,017.1 km] to the east southeast of the Morrow that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Morrow.
    • Idaho
      • Lewis County
      • This Morrow is located in Lewis County and lies 1,344 miles [2,163 km]<1> to the northwest of the Morrow that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Morrow.
    • Louisiana
      • Saint Landry Parish
      • This Morrow is located in Saint Landry Parish and lies 372 miles [598.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Morrow that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Landry Parish community of Morrow.
    • Mississippi
      • Lauderdale 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 Mississippi community of Morrow [Lauderdale County].
    • Ohio
      • Warren County
      • This Morrow is located in Warren County and lies 613 miles [986.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Morrow that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Morrow.
    • Tennessee
      • Rutherford County
      • This Morrow is located in Rutherford County and lies 440 miles [708.1 km]<1> to the east of the Morrow that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Morrow.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Morrow ...

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.

  • Baron
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baron have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baron
    • Baron is located in Adair County (OK)
  • Clyde
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
    • Clyde is located in Washington County
  • Dutch Mills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Mills
    • Dutch Mills is located in Washington County
  • Floss
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floss have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floss
    • Floss is located in Washington County
  • Hogeye
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hogeye have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogeye
    • Hogeye is located in Washington County
  • Lincoln
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Prairie Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
    • Prairie Grove is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,049 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie Grove <4>
  • Rosedale ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosedale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
    • Rosedale is located in Crawford County
  • Skylight
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skylight
    • Skylight is located in Washington County
  • Stop ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stop have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stop
    • Stop is located in Crawford County

How Far From Morrow 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 Morrow to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Morrow and extending to:

  • Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Morrow to Fayetteville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 144 miles [231.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 975 miles [1,569.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 56 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,735 miles [10,838.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,472 miles [12,025 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,353 miles [8,614.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Morrow. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.ar.us/

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Morrow) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Morrow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8590, Longitude: -94.4370    
<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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Morrow 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>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.
<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 Morrow 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 318.697 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.425 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.165 degrees.









 

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