Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Morrisburgh:
  • 41.599987, -94.318019
  • 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 Morrisburgh

• 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 Guthrie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Guthrie County
  • Since Morrisburgh is near Dallas County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Dallas County
  • eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Morrisburgh ...

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.

• Casey
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Casey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey
  • Casey is located in Guthrie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Casey <2>
• Dale
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
  • Dale is located in Guthrie County
• DeSoto
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeSoto
  • DeSoto is located in Dallas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for DeSoto <2>
• Kennedy
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennedy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
  • Kennedy is located in Dallas County
• Panther
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panther have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
  • Panther is located in Dallas County
• Prussia
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prussia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prussia
  • Prussia is located in Adair County
• Quarry
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quarry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry
  • Quarry is located in Dallas County
• Redfield
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
  • Redfield is located in Dallas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redfield <2>

How Far From Morrisburgh 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 Morrisburgh 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<3> community of Morrisburgh once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Morrisburgh and extending to:

• Guthrie Center, which is the Seat of Guthrie County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Morrisburgh to Guthrie Center, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 36 miles [57.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 928 miles [1,493.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 53 days.
• The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,432 miles [10,351.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,182 miles [11,558.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,080 miles [8,175.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/