Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Morning View, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Morning View and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Morning View
- 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 Morning View:
- 38.830573, -84.457925
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Morning View
- 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 Kenton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Kenton County
- Since Morning View is near Pendleton County and also Campbell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pendleton County
- eBird sighting report for Campbell 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Morning View ...
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.
- Boston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Butler
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Butler is located in Pendleton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 579 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <2>
- Flingsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flingsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flingsville
- Flingsville is located in Grant County
- Grant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Grants Lick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grants Lick
- Grants Lick is located in Campbell County
- Greenwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Independence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Independence is located in Kenton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,903 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <2>
- Lamb
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Meridian
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Peach Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peach Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Grove
- Peach Grove is located in Pendleton County
- Persimmon Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Persimmon Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persimmon Grove
- Persimmon Grove is located in Campbell County
How Far From Morning View 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 Morning View to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Morning View and extending to:
- Independence, which is the Seat of Kenton County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Morning View to Independence, 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.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 49 miles [78.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 398 miles [640.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,205 miles [9,986 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,928 miles [11,149.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,804 miles [7,731.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Morning View. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Kenton County: www.kentoncounty.org/
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Morning View) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Morning View. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8306, Longitude: -84.4579 |
| <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 Morning View to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.399 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.568 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.959 degrees. |