Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Morse Shores, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Morse Shores and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Morse Shores
- 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 Morse Shores:
- 26.680904, -81.797584
- 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 Morse Shores
- 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 Lee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lee County
- Since Morse Shores is near Charlotte County and also Hendry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Charlotte County
- eBird sighting report for Hendry 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Morse Shores ...
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.
- Biggar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggar
- Biggar is located in Lee County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Biggar <1>
- Cypress Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Lake
- Cypress Lake is located in Lee County
- Lakeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Page Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page Park
- Page Park is located in Lee County
- Palm and Pine Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palm and Pine Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm and Pine Park
- Palm and Pine Park is located in Lee County
- Samville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Tuckers Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuckers Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Corner
- Tuckers Corner is located in Charlotte County
- Whiskey Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whiskey Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskey Creek
- Whiskey Creek is located in Lee County
How Far From Morse Shores 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 Morse Shores to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Morse Shores and extending to:
- Fort Myers, which is the Seat of Lee County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 299 miles [481.2 km]<4> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Morse Shores to Tallahassee, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 17 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 887 miles [1,427.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,645 miles [10,694.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,304 miles [11,754.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,212 miles [8,387.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Morse Shores. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lee County: www.lee-county.com/
The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Morse Shores) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Morse Shores. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.6809, Longitude: -81.7976 In this case, the coordinates for Morse Shores have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Morse Shores 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 310.382 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.536 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.941 degrees. |