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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 Morehead, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Morehead 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 Morehead:
- 37.271154, -87.176385
- 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 Morehead
- 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 Muhlenberg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Muhlenberg County
- Since Morehead is near Ohio County and also Christian County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ohio County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Christian 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 Morehead
Communities Also Named Morehead ...
We found four communities that are also named Morehead.
There is one other community in Kentucky that is also named Morehead.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Kentucky ...
- Rowan County
- This Morehead is located in Rowan County and lies 213 miles [342.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Morehead that is located in Muhlenberg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rowan County community of Morehead.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Labette County
- This Morehead is located in Labette County and lies 457 miles [735.5 km]<1> to the west of the Morehead that is located in Muhlenberg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Labette County community of Morehead.
- North Carolina
- Guilford 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 North Carolina community of Morehead [Guilford County].
- Quebec
- This Morehead lies 797 miles [1,282.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Morehead that is located in Muhlenberg County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Morehead ...
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.
- Earles
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Earles is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earles
- Ebenezer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ebenezer is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Graham
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Graham is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Greenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hillside
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hillside is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Lynn City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lynn City is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn City
- Moorman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Moorman is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorman
- Nelson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nelson is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Sandy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Smallhous
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Smallhous is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallhous
- Stringtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stringtown is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
How Far From Morehead 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 Morehead to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Morehead and extending to:
- Greenville, which is the Seat of Muhlenberg County, lies just to the South.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 141 miles [226.9 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Morehead to Frankfort, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 562 miles [904.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,387 miles [10,278.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,110 miles [11,442.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,986 miles [8,024.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Morehead) 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Morehead 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 Morehead 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 Morehead. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2712, Longitude: -87.1764 In this case, the coordinates for Morehead have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.082 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.276 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.592 degrees. |
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