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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 Morseville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Morseville 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 Morseville:
- 43.236415, -83.866078
- 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 Morseville
- 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 Saginaw County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saginaw County
- Since Morseville is near Genesee County and also Shiawassee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Genesee County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shiawassee 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 Morseville
Communities Also Named Morseville ...
We found three communities that are also named Morseville.
Within Michigan, the name Morseville is unique.
Beyond Michigan, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Jo Daviess County
- This Morseville is located in Jo Daviess County and lies 316 miles [508.6 km]<1> to the west of the Morseville that is located in Saginaw County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jo Daviess County community of Morseville.
- Massachusetts
- Middlesex County
- This Morseville is located in Middlesex County and lies 638 miles [1,026.8 km]<1> to the east of the Morseville that is located in Saginaw County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Morseville.
- Worcester County
- This Morseville is located in Worcester County and lies 607 miles [976.9 km] to the east of the Morseville that is located in Saginaw County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Morseville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Morseville ...
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.
- Birch Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Burnt
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Burnt is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt
- Crow Island ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Crow Island is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Island
- Denmark Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Denmark Junction is located in Tuscola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark Junction
- Flushing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Indiantown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Indiantown is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
- Juddville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Juddville is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juddville
- Pine Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Run is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Run
- Richville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rogersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rogersville is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Shields
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shields is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
- Swan Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Swan Creek is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
How Far From Morseville 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 community such as Morseville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Morseville and extending to:
- Saginaw, which is the Seat of Saginaw County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Morseville to Saginaw, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 49 miles [78.9 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 most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 464 miles [746.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,978 miles [9,620.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,714 miles [10,805.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,595 miles [7,394.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Morseville) 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 Morseville 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 Morseville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2364, Longitude: -83.8661 In this case, the coordinates for Morseville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.918 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.669 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.263 degrees. |
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