Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Morgan, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Morgan and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Morgan
- 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:
- 42.621998, -85.177475
- 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
- 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 Barry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Barry County
- Since Morgan is near Eaton County and also Ionia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Eaton County
- eBird sighting report for Ionia 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Morgan ...
We found 41 communities that share the name Morgan.
There are two communities within Michigan that are also named Morgan.
Beyond Michigan, we know of another 39 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 39 communities, 40 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Michigan ...
- Marquette County
- Newaygo County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- California
- Los Angeles County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Morgan [Los Angeles County].
- Sierra County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Sierra County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sierra County community of Morgan.
- Colorado
- Georgia
- Calhoun County
- This Morgan is located in Calhoun County and lies 766 miles [1,232.8 km]<2> to the south of the Morgan that is located in Barry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Morgan.
- Haralson County
- This Morgan is located in Haralson County and lies 612 miles [984.9 km] to the south of the Morgan that is located in Barry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Haralson County community of Morgan.
- Idaho
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Hardin County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Morgan [Hardin County].
- Pendleton County
- This Morgan is located in Pendleton County and lies 280 miles [450.6 km]<2> to the south of the Morgan that is located in Barry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pendleton County community of Morgan.
- Maryland
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- Lander County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Lander County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lander County community of Morgan.
- Ormsby County
- This community is historic and although located in Ormsby County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ormsby County community of Morgan.
- New Jersey
- New York
- Allegany County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Morgan [Allegany County].
- New York 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 New York community of Morgan [New York County].
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This Morgan lies 636 miles [1,023.5 km]<2> to the northwest of the Morgan that is located in Barry County.
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- This Morgan is located in Allegheny County and lies 303 miles [487.6 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Morgan that is located in Barry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Morgan.
- Delaware County
- This Morgan is located in Delaware County and lies 540 miles [869 km] to the east southeast of the Morgan that is located in Barry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Morgan.
- Fayette County
- This Morgan is located in Fayette County and lies 341 miles [548.8 km] to the east southeast of the Morgan that is located in Barry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Morgan.
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Morgan County
- This Morgan is located in Morgan County and lies 1,362 miles [2,191.9 km]<2> to the west of the Morgan that is located in Barry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Morgan.
- Salt Lake County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Morgan [Salt Lake County].
- Vermont
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Oconto County
- This Morgan is located in Oconto County and lies 212 miles [341.2 km]<2> to the northwest of the Morgan that is located in Barry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconto County community of Morgan.
- Shawano County
- This Morgan is located in Shawano County and lies 239 miles [384.6 km] to the northwest of the Morgan that is located in Barry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shawano County community of Morgan.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Morgan ...
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.
- Cedar Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedar Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Cedar Creek is located in Barry County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cedar Creek
- From Morgan to Cedar Creek
- Coats Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coats Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats Grove
- Coats Grove is located in Barry County
- Lacey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Maple Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Maple Grove is located in Barry County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Maple Grove
- From Morgan to Maple Grove
- Podunk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Schultz
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Vermontville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vermontville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermontville
- Vermontville is located in Eaton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 770 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vermontville <6>
- Welcome Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Welcome Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome Corner
- Welcome Corner is located in Barry County
How Far From Morgan 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 to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Morgan and extending to:
- Hastings, which is the Seat of Barry County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Morgan to Lansing, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 497 miles [799.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,056 miles [9,746.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,792 miles [10,930.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,674 miles [7,522.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Morgan. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Barry County: www.barrycounty.org/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 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 county. 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. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Morgan) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Morgan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6220, Longitude: -85.1775 In this case, the coordinates for Morgan have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.802 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.58 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.122 degrees. |