Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Morgan City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Morgan City and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Morgan City
- 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 City:
- 29.700610, -91.200053
- 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 Morgan City
- 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 Mary Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Saint Mary Parish
- Since Morgan City is near Saint Martin Parish and also Assumption Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Saint Martin Parish
- eBird sighting report for Assumption Parish
- 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
Communities Also Named Morgan City ...
We found five communities that share the name Morgan City.
Within Louisiana, the name Morgan City is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Morgan County
- This Morgan City is located in Morgan County and lies 426 miles [685.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Morgan City that is located in Saint Mary Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Morgan City.
- Illinois
- Morgan County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Morgan City [Morgan County].
- Kansas
- Clay County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Morgan City [Clay County].
- Montgomery County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Morgan City [Montgomery County].
- Mississippi
- Leflore County
- This Morgan City is located in Leflore County and lies 258 miles [415.2 km]<1> to the north of the Morgan City that is located in Saint Mary Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leflore County community of Morgan City.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Morgan City ...
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.
- Bayou Crab
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayou Crab have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Crab
- Bayou Crab is located in Assumption Parish
- Bayou Sale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayou Sale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Sale
- Bayou Sale is located in Saint Mary Parish
- Boeuf
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Centerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Saint Mary Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <5>
- Fairville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Fivemile Oaks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fivemile Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile Oaks
- Fivemile Oaks is located in Saint Mary Parish
- Greenwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Idlewild
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Lower Texas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Texas have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Texas
- Lower Texas is located in Assumption Parish
- Maria
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Shadyside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Upper Texas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Texas have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Texas
- Upper Texas is located in Assumption Parish
How Far From Morgan City 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 city such as Morgan City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Morgan City and extending to:
- Franklin, which is the Seat of Saint Mary Parish, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Morgan City to Franklin, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 51 miles [82.1 km] to the north (N). 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 most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,025 miles [1,649.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 59 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,920 miles [11,136.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,628 miles [12,276.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,505 miles [8,859.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Morgan City: www.cityofmc.com/
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Morgan City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Morgan City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.7006, Longitude: -91.2001 |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Morgan City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Morgan City 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 parish. 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 City to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.975 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.44 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.69 degrees. |