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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 Morganza, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Morganza 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 Morganza:
- 30.738416, -91.593857
- 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 Morganza
- 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 Pointe Coupee Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pointe Coupee Parish
- Since Morganza is near Saint Landry Parish and also West Feliciana Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Landry Parish
- Open the eBird sighting report for West Feliciana 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Morganza
Communities Also Named Morganza ...
We found two communities that are also named Morganza.
Within Louisiana, the name Morganza is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Saint Mary's County
- This Morganza is located in Saint Mary's County and lies 995 miles [1,601.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Morganza that is located in Pointe Coupee Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary's County community of Morganza.
- Pennsylvania
- Washington County
- This Morganza is located in Washington County and lies 918 miles [1,477.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Morganza that is located in Pointe Coupee Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Morganza.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Morganza ...
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.
- Argyle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Argyle is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Coon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Coon is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon
- Elba
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- False River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- False River is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for False River
- Goodwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Goodwood is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwood
- Majors
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Majors is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majors
- Mix
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mix is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mix
- New California
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- New California is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New California
- New Roads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Oscar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Randall ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Randall is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Ravenswood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Solitude
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Solitude is located in West Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
How Far From Morganza 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 village such as Morganza to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Morganza and extending to:
- New Roads, which is the Seat of Pointe Coupee Parish, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Morganza to New Roads, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 32 miles [51.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 997 miles [1,604.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 57 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,885 miles [11,080.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,598 miles [12,227.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,474 miles [8,809.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Morganza) 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 Morganza 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 Morganza. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.7384, Longitude: -91.5939 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.343 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.007 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.704 degrees. |
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