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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 Morven, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Morven 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 Morven:
- 39.422827, -85.661088
- 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 Morven
- 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 Shelby County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
- Since Morven is near Decatur County and also Rush County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Decatur County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rush 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 Morven
Communities Also Named Morven ...
We found four communities that are also named Morven.
Within Indiana, the name Morven is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Brooks County
- This Morven is located in Brooks County and lies 598 miles [962.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Morven that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brooks County community of Morven.
- North Carolina
- Anson County
- This Morven is located in Anson County and lies 442 miles [711.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Morven that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anson County community of Morven.
- Ontario
- This Morven lies 562 miles [904.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Morven that is located in Shelby County.
- Virginia
- Amelia County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Morven [Amelia County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Morven ...
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.
- Craig
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Craig is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Flat Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Geneva
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Geneva is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Hartsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hartsville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Hope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hope is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,248 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <3>
- Knighthood Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Knighthood Grove is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knighthood Grove
- Lewis Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lewis Creek is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Creek
- Moscow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Moscow is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Pleasure Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasure Valley is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasure Valley
- Rays Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rays Crossing is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rays Crossing
- Rolling Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rolling Ridge is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Ridge
- Rugby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rugby is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Sleepy Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
How Far From Morven to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Morven to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Morven and extending to:
- Shelbyville, which is the Seat of Shelby County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Morven to Shelbyville, with an average speed<4> 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.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 35 miles [56.3 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 463 miles [745.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,225 miles [10,018.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,952 miles [11,188.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,829 miles [7,771.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Morven) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Morven 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Morven 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 Morven. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4228, Longitude: -85.6611 In this case, the coordinates for Morven have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.158 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.522 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.334 degrees. |
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