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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 Morgan Bluff, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Morgan Bluff 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 Morgan Bluff:
- 30.328805, -89.712562
- 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 Morgan Bluff
- 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 parish-by-parish basis. We have selected Saint Tammany Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Tammany Parish
- Since Morgan Bluff is near Hancock County and also Pearl River County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pearl River 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 Morgan Bluff
Communities Also Named Morgan Bluff ...
We found one communities that are also named Morgan Bluff.
Within Louisiana, the name Morgan Bluff is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, there is another community also named Morgan Bluff in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Texas
- Orange County
- This Morgan Bluff is located in Orange County and lies 239 miles [384.6 km]<1> to the west of the Morgan Bluff that is located in Saint Tammany Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Morgan Bluff.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Morgan Bluff ...
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.
- Cross Gates
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cross Gates is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Gates
- Gum Bayou Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gum Bayou Landing is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Bayou Landing
- Hickory Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hickory Hills is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Lake Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Magnolia Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Magnolia Forest is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Forest
- Ozone Pines
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ozone Pines is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozone Pines
- Pearl River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pecan Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pecan Grove is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Grove
- Porters River Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Porters River Landing is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters River Landing
- River Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- River Gardens is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Gardens
- Willow Wood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Willow Wood is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Wood
How Far From Morgan Bluff 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 Morgan Bluff to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Morgan Bluff and extending to:
- Covington, which is the Seat of Saint Tammany Parish, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Morgan Bluff to Covington, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 86 miles [138.4 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 930 miles [1,496.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 53 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,827 miles [10,987 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,532 miles [12,121.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,410 miles [8,706.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Morgan Bluff) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Morgan Bluff 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 Morgan Bluff. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.3288, Longitude: -89.7126 In this case, the coordinates for Morgan Bluff have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.15 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.562 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.024 degrees. |
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