Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Morton Mills:
  • 41.079712, -94.984707
  • 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 Morton Mills

• 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
  • Since Morton Mills is near Adams County and also Cass County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Adams County
  • eBird sighting report for Cass 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 Morton Mills ...

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.

• Carbon
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
  • Carbon is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
• Corning
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
  • Corning is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,424 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corning <1>
• Dewey
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
  • Dewey is located in Cass County
• Dickieville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickieville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickieville
  • Dickieville is located in Adams County
• Grant
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
  • Grant is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
• Lincoln Center
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Center
  • Lincoln Center is located in Adams County
• Red Oak
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
  • Red Oak is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,271 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Oak <1>
• Strand
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Strand. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strand
  • Strand is located in Adams County
• Tenville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenville
  • Tenville is located in Montgomery County

How Far From Morton Mills 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 Morton Mills to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Morton Mills and extending to:

• Red Oak, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<4> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Morton Mills to Red Oak, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 79 miles [127.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 959 miles [1,543.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
• The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,482 miles [10,431.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,232 miles [11,638.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,129 miles [8,254.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Morton Mills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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