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Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy).

When in Morgan Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Morgan Park 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 Morgan Park:
    • 39.346774, -76.578855
    • 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 Park
  • 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 Park ...

We found five communities that share the name Morgan Park.

There is one other community in Maryland which is also named Morgan Park.

Beyond Maryland, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Maryland ...
    • Harford County
      • This Morgan Park is located in Harford County and lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the northeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Morgan Park.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This Morgan Park is located in Cook County and lies 603 miles [970.4 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Morgan Park.
    • Indiana
      • Porter County
      • This Morgan Park is located in Porter County and lies 571 miles [918.9 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Porter County community of Morgan Park.
    • Michigan
      • Calhoun County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Morgan Park [Calhoun County].
    • Minnesota
      • Saint Louis County
      • This Morgan Park is located in Saint Louis County and lies 935 miles [1,504.7 km]<1> to the northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Morgan Park.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Morgan Park ...

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.

  • Charles Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charles Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Village
    • Charles Village is located in Baltimore City
  • Donnybrook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donnybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnybrook
    • Donnybrook is located in Baltimore County
  • Evergreen
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
    • Evergreen is located in Baltimore City
  • Fellowship Forest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fellowship Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship Forest
    • Fellowship Forest is located in Baltimore County
  • Gallagher Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gallagher Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallagher Park
    • Gallagher Park is located in Baltimore City
  • Garden Village Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Village Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village Park
    • Garden Village Park is located in Baltimore County
  • Gardenville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardenville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
    • Gardenville is located in Baltimore City
  • Goodnow Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodnow Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnow Hill
    • Goodnow Hill is located in Baltimore City
  • Hall Spring
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hall Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Spring
    • Hall Spring is located in Baltimore City
  • High Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
    • High Point is located in Baltimore County
  • Hillbrook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillbrook
    • Hillbrook is located in Baltimore County
  • Hillendale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillendale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillendale
    • Hillendale is located in Baltimore County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Hillendale Farms
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillendale Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillendale Farms
      • Hillendale Farms is located in Baltimore County
    • Hillendale Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillendale Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillendale Park
      • Hillendale Park is located in Baltimore County
    • Holland Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Hills
      • Holland Hills is located in Baltimore County
    • Homeland
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homeland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
      • Homeland is located in Baltimore City
    • Homestead
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homestead have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
      • Homestead is located in Baltimore City
    • Kings Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Ridge
      • Kings Ridge is located in Baltimore County
    • Lauraville
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lauraville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauraville
      • Lauraville is located in Baltimore City
    • Orangeville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orangeville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
      • Orangeville is located in Baltimore City
    • Ramblewood
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramblewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
      • Ramblewood is located in Baltimore City
    • Ridge Grove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridge Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Grove
      • Ridge Grove is located in Baltimore County
    • Rodgers Forge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rodgers Forge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodgers Forge
      • Rodgers Forge is located in Baltimore County
    • Rosedale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rosedale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
      • Rosedale is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosedale <5>
    • Television Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Television Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Television Hill
      • Television Hill is located in Baltimore City

How Far From Morgan Park 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 Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Morgan Park to Annapolis, with an average speed<6> 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.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 39 miles [62.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,859 miles [9,429.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,565 miles [10,565.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,442 miles [7,148.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Morgan Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Maryland: https://www.maryland.gov/

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 Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Morgan Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3468, Longitude: -76.5789       In this case, the coordinates for Morgan Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Park 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 . 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.
<3>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.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Park 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 307.589 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.167 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.345 degrees.




 

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