Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Moranburg:
  • 38.671185, -83.812978
  • 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 Moranburg

• 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 Mason County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mason County
  • Since Moranburg is near Brown County and also Adams County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Brown County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Adams 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 Moranburg

Curious and Interesting Names Near Moranburg ...

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.

• Bradysville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Bradysville is located in Adams County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradysville
  • Bradysville has also been known as:
  • Centerville
  • Centreville
• Dover
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Dover is located in Mason County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
• Fernleaf
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Fernleaf is located in Mason County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernleaf
• Lewisburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Lewisburg is located in Mason County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
• Maysville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Maysville is located in Mason County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,683 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maysville <1>
• Minerva
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Minerva is located in Mason County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
• Murphysville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Murphysville is located in Mason County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphysville
• Plumville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Plumville is located in Mason County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumville
• Slickaway ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Slickaway is located in Brown County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickaway
• Stoney Point
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Stoney Point is located in Bracken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
• Stringtown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Stringtown is located in Brown County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Moranburg and extending to:

• Maysville, which is the Seat of Mason County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 65 miles [104.6 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Moranburg to Frankfort, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 364 miles [585.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,187 miles [9,957 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,908 miles [11,117.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,783 miles [7,697.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'