Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Morristown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Morristown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Morristown
- 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 Morristown:
- 39.652394, -120.904673
- 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 Morristown
- 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 Sierra County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Sierra County
- Since Morristown is near Plumas County and also Yuba County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Plumas County
- eBird sighting report for Yuba 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 Morristown ...
We found nineteen communities that share the name Morristown.
Within California, the name Morristown is unique.
Beyond California, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, eighteen are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Maricopa County
- This Morristown is located in Maricopa County and lies 608 miles [978.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Morristown that is located in Sierra County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maricopa County community of Morristown.
- Illinois
- Henry County
- This Morristown is located in Henry County and lies 1,602 miles [2,578.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Morristown that is located in Sierra County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Morristown.
- Winnebago County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Morristown [Winnebago County].
- Indiana
- Shelby County
- This Morristown is located in Shelby County and lies 1,859 miles [2,991.8 km]<1> to the east of the Morristown that is located in Sierra County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Morristown.
- Minnesota
- Rice County
- This Morristown is located in Rice County and lies 1,438 miles [2,314.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Morristown that is located in Sierra County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rice County community of Morristown.
- Nevada
- Nye County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Nye County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nye County community of Morristown.
- New Jersey
- Middlesex County
- This Morristown is located in Middlesex County and lies 2,437 miles [3,922 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Morristown that is located in Sierra County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Morristown.
- Morris County
- This Morristown is located in Morris County and lies 2,419 miles [3,893 km] to the east northeast of the Morristown that is located in Sierra County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morris County community of Morristown.
- New York
- Saint Lawrence County
- This Morristown is located in Saint Lawrence County and lies 2,312 miles [3,720.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Morristown that is located in Sierra County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Lawrence County community of Morristown.
- Nova Scotia
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Ohio
- Athens County
- This Morristown is located in Athens County and lies 2,049 miles [3,297.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Morristown that is located in Sierra County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Athens County community of Morristown.
- Belmont County
- This Morristown is located in Belmont County and lies 2,093 miles [3,368.4 km] to the east northeast of the Morristown that is located in Sierra County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Belmont County community of Morristown.
- Tuscarawas County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Tuscarawas County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscarawas County community of Morristown.
- Warren County
- This community is historic and although located in Warren County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Morristown.
- Pennsylvania
- Butler County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Morristown [Butler County].
- South Dakota
- Corson County
- This Morristown is located in Corson County and lies 1,061 miles [1,707.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Morristown that is located in Sierra County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Corson County community of Morristown.
- Tennessee
- Hamblen County
- This Morristown is located in Hamblen County and lies 2,046 miles [3,292.7 km]<1> to the east of the Morristown that is located in Sierra County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamblen County community of Morristown.
- Vermont
- Lamoille County
- This Morristown is located in Lamoille County and lies 2,460 miles [3,959 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Morristown that is located in Sierra County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lamoille County community of Morristown.
- West Virginia
- Wirt County
- This Morristown is located in Wirt County and lies 2,087 miles [3,358.7 km]<1> to the east of the Morristown that is located in Sierra County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wirt County community of Morristown.
- Arizona
Curious and Interesting Names Near Morristown ...
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.
- Deadwood ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Eureka ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Grass Flat
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grass Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Flat
- Grass Flat is located in Sierra County
- Howland Flat ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howland Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland Flat
- Howland Flat is located in Sierra County
- Little Grass Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Grass Valley
- Little Grass Valley is located in Plumas County
- Mount Pleasant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Sierra County
- Poverty Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poverty Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poverty Hill
- Poverty Hill is located in Sierra County
- Queen City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queen City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Queen City is located in Sierra County
- Scales ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Union Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
- Union Hill is located in Sierra County
How Far From Morristown 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 Morristown 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 community of Morristown once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Morristown and extending to:
- Downieville, which is the Seat of Sierra County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Morristown to Sacramento, with an average speed<5>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 5 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 2,321 miles [3,735.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 132 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,265 miles [11,691.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,032 miles [12,926.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,084 miles [9,791.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Sierra County: www.sierracounty.ws/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Morristown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Morristown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6524, Longitude: -120.9047 In this case, the coordinates for Morristown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Morristown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Morristown 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Morristown 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 339.123 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.955 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.218 degrees. |