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39.264551, -76.660802
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We found three communities that share the name Morrell Park.
Within Maryland, the name Morrell Park is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Florida
Hillsborough County
This Morrell Park is located in Hillsborough County and lies 838 miles [1,348.6 km]<1> to the south southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Morrell Park.
Illinois
Cook 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 Illinois community of Morrell Park [Cook County].
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia County
This Morrell Park is located in Philadelphia County and lies 105 miles [169 km]<1> to the east northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Philadelphia County community of Morrell Park.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Morrell 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.
Asylum ‑ Historic (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Asylum have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Morrell Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Morrell Park and extending to:
Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Morrell Park to Annapolis, with an average speed<5> 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 most of a day.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 32 miles [51.5 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 over a day and walking would take most of two days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,866 miles [9,440.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,572 miles [10,576.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,448 miles [7,158.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
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- Morrell Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Morrell Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2646, Longitude: -76.6608 In this case, the coordinates for Morrell 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Morrell 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>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>
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.
<6>
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 Morrell Park to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.643 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.215 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.412 degrees.