Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Morning Glory, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Morning Glory and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Morning Glory

• 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 Morning Glory:
  • 37.670012, -104.846100
  • 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 Morning Glory

• 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 Huerfano County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Huerfano County
  • Since Morning Glory is near Pueblo County and also Las Animas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pueblo County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Las Animas 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 Morning Glory

Communities Also Named Morning Glory ...

We found two communities that are also named Morning Glory.

Within Colorado, the name Morning Glory is unique.

Beyond Colorado, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Kentucky
    • Nicholas County
    • This Morning Glory is located in Nicholas County and lies 1,124 miles [1,808.9 km]<1> to the east of the Morning Glory that is located in Huerfano County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nicholas County community of Morning Glory.
  • Texas
    • El Paso County
    • This Morning Glory is located in El Paso County and lies 428 miles [688.8 km]<1> to the south of the Morning Glory that is located in Huerfano County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Paso County community of Morning Glory.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Morning Glory ...

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.

• Gordon
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Gordon is located in Huerfano County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
• Greenhorn
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Greenhorn is located in Pueblo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhorn
• Lester
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Lester is located in Huerfano County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
• Lynn
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Lynn is located in Las Animas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
• Muleshoe
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Muleshoe is located in Huerfano County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muleshoe
• Pryor
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Pryor is located in Huerfano County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryor
• Rugby
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Rugby is located in Las Animas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
• Strong
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Strong is located in Huerfano County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong
• Uptop ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Uptop is located in Huerfano County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uptop

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

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

• Walsenburg, which is the Seat of Huerfano County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 143 miles [230.1 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Morning Glory to Denver, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,503 miles [2,418.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 59 days and walking would take 86 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,987 miles [11,244.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,747 miles [12,467.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,667 miles [9,120.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'