Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Morgans Creek:
  • 38.143611, -82.718889
  • 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 Morgans Creek

• 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 Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
  • Since Morgans Creek is near Wayne County and also Boyd County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Boyd 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 Morgans Creek

Curious and Interesting Names Near Morgans Creek ...

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.

• Christmas ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Christmas is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christmas
• Deephole
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Deephole is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deephole
• Dennis ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Dennis is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
• Fallsburg
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fallsburg is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallsburg
• Five Forks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Five Forks is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
• Fullers
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Fullers is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers
• Goldie ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Goldie is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldie
• Green Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Green Valley is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
• Hicksville ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Hicksville is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
• Potters
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Potters is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters
• Stringtown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Stringtown is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown

How Far From Morgans Creek to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Morgans Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Morgans Creek and extending to:

• Louisa, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 117 miles [188.3 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Morgans Creek to Frankfort, with an average speed<2>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 311 miles [500.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,167 miles [9,924.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,883 miles [11,077.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,758 miles [7,657.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'