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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 Morning Sun, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Morning Sun 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 Morning Sun:
- 41.094103, -91.250831
- 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 Sun
- 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 Louisa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Louisa County
- Since Morning Sun is near Des Moines County and also Henry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Des Moines County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henry 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 Sun
Communities Also Named Morning Sun ...
We found two communities that are also named Morning Sun.
Within Iowa, the name Morning Sun is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- White County
- This Morning Sun is located in White County and lies 408 miles [656.6 km]<1> to the south of the Morning Sun that is located in Louisa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the White County community of Morning Sun.
- Ohio
- Preble County
- This Morning Sun is located in Preble County and lies 357 miles [574.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Morning Sun that is located in Louisa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Preble County community of Morning Sun.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Morning Sun ...
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.
- Bard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bard is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bard
- Cairo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cairo is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Dodgeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dodgeville is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Grandview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Grandview is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 519 people
- Marsh
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Marsh is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh
- Mediapolis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Olds
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Olds is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Pleasant Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Prairie Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Prairie Grove is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
- Swedesburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Swedesburg is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedesburg
How Far From Morning Sun 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 city such as Morning Sun to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Morning Sun and extending to:
- Wapello, which is the Seat of Louisa County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 127 miles [204.4 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Morning Sun to Des Moines, with an average speed<3>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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 766 miles [1,232.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,352 miles [10,222.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,095 miles [11,418.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,983 miles [8,019.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Morning Sun) 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> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Morning Sun 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 Morning Sun. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0941, Longitude: -91.2508 In this case, the coordinates for Morning Sun have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.852 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.985 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.575 degrees. |
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