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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 Morris Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Morris Corner and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Morris Corner:
    • 42.040378, -71.090325
    • 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 Morris Corner
  • 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 Bristol County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bristol County
    • Since Morris Corner is near Plymouth County and also Norfolk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Plymouth County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Norfolk 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 Morris Corner

Communities Also Named Morris Corner ...

We found one communities that are also named Morris Corner.

Within Massachusetts, the name Morris Corner is unique.

Beyond Massachusetts, there is another community also named Morris Corner in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maine
      • Aroostook County
      • This Morris Corner is located in Aroostook County and lies 370 miles [595.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Morris Corner that is located in Bristol County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aroostook County community of Morris Corner.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Morris Corner ...

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.

  • Beaver
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Beaver is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
  • Cranes Station
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cranes Station is located in Bristol County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranes Station
  • Elm Square
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Elm Square is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Square
  • Five Corners
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Five Corners is located in Bristol County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
  • Four Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Four Corners is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
  • Furnace Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Furnace Village is located in Bristol County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
  • Manleys Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Manleys Corner is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manleys Corner
  • Marshall Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Marshall Corner is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Corner
  • Pratts Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Pratts Corner is located in Bristol County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Corner
  • Scotland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Scotland is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
  • Stanley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Stanley is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
  • Winters Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Winters Corner is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winters Corner

How Far From Morris Corner to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Morris Corner and extending to:

  • Taunton, which is the Seat of Bristol County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Morris Corner to Taunton, with an average speed<2> 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.
  • Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 22 miles [35.4 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 380 miles [611.6 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,517 miles [8,878.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,223 miles [10,014.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,099 miles [6,596.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Morris Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Morris Corner 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 Morris Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0404, Longitude: -71.0903       In this case, the coordinates for Morris Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.041 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.591 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.748 degrees.