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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 Morristown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Morristown and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Morristown:
    • 41.389301, -90.298907
    • 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 Morristown
  • 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 Henry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Henry County
    • Since Morristown is near Rock Island County and also Mercer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Rock Island County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Mercer 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 Morristown

Communities Also Named Morristown ...

We found nineteen communities that are also named Morristown.

There is one other community in Illinois that is also named Morristown.

Beyond Illinois, we know of eighteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eighteen communities, eighteen are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Illinois ...
    • Winnebago County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Morristown [Winnebago County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Maricopa County
      • This Morristown is located in Maricopa County and lies 1,322 miles [2,127.6 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Morristown that is located in Henry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maricopa County community of Morristown.
    • California
      • Sierra County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Morristown [Sierra County].
    • Indiana
      • Shelby County
      • This Morristown is located in Shelby County and lies 268 miles [431.3 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Morristown that is located in Henry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Morristown.
    • Minnesota
      • Rice County
      • This Morristown is located in Rice County and lies 252 miles [405.6 km]<2> to the northwest of the Morristown that is located in Henry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rice County community of Morristown.
    • Nevada
      • Nye County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Nye County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nye County community of Morristown.
    • New Jersey
      • Middlesex County
      • This Morristown is located in Middlesex County and lies 838 miles [1,348.6 km]<2> to the east of the Morristown that is located in Henry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Morristown.
      • Morris County
      • This Morristown is located in Morris County and lies 823 miles [1,324.5 km] to the east of the Morristown that is located in Henry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morris County community of Morristown.
    • New York
      • Saint Lawrence County
      • This Morristown is located in Saint Lawrence County and lies 771 miles [1,240.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Morristown that is located in Henry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Lawrence County community of Morristown.
    • Nova Scotia
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.
    • Ohio
      • Athens County
      • This Morristown is located in Athens County and lies 450 miles [724.2 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Morristown that is located in Henry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Athens County community of Morristown.
      • Belmont County
      • This Morristown is located in Belmont County and lies 491 miles [790.2 km] to the east of the Morristown that is located in Henry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Belmont County community of Morristown.
      • Tuscarawas County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Tuscarawas County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscarawas County community of Morristown.
      • Warren County
      • This community is historic and although located in Warren County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Morristown.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Butler County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Morristown [Butler County].
    • South Dakota
      • Corson County
      • This Morristown is located in Corson County and lies 650 miles [1,046.1 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Morristown that is located in Henry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Corson County community of Morristown.
    • Tennessee
      • Hamblen County
      • This Morristown is located in Hamblen County and lies 519 miles [835.2 km]<2> to the southeast of the Morristown that is located in Henry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamblen County community of Morristown.
    • Vermont
      • Lamoille County
      • This Morristown is located in Lamoille County and lies 917 miles [1,475.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Morristown that is located in Henry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lamoille County community of Morristown.
    • West Virginia
      • Wirt County
      • This Morristown is located in Wirt County and lies 491 miles [790.2 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Morristown that is located in Henry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wirt County community of Morristown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Morristown ...

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 Cliff
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Coal Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Green River
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Green River is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
  • Green Rock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Green Rock is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Rock
  • Hickory Hills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Hickory Hills is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
  • Lynn Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Orion
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Poplar Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Poplar Grove is located in Rock Island County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
  • Sunny Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Sunny Hill is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
  • Timber Ridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Timber Ridge is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge

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

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

  • Cambridge, which is the Seat of Henry County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Morristown to Springfield, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 720 miles [1,158.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 41 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,303 miles [10,143.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,045 miles [11,337.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,932 miles [7,937.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Morristown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Morristown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Morristown could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Morristown 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 Morristown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3893, Longitude: -90.2989       In this case, the coordinates for Morristown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.215 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.296 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.026 degrees.