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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 Morningside Terrace, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Morningside Terrace 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 Morningside Terrace:
    • 44.027741, -91.623759
    • 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 Morningside Terrace
  • 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 Winona County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Winona County
    • Since Morningside Terrace is near Buffalo County and also Trempealeau County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Buffalo County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Trempealeau 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 Morningside Terrace

Curious and Interesting Names Near Morningside Terrace ...

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.

  • Centerville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Centerville is located in Winona County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Dodge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Dodge is located in Trempealeau County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge
  • Fountain City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Fountain City is located in Buffalo County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
  • Goodview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Goodview is located in Winona County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodview
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,127 people
  • Homer
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Homer is located in Winona County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
  • Marshland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Marshland is located in Buffalo County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshland
  • Minnesota City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Pickwick
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Pickwick is located in Winona County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwick
  • Pine Creek ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Pine Creek is located in Trempealeau County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
  • Sugarloaf
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Sugarloaf is located in Winona County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarloaf

How Far From Morningside Terrace 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 Morningside Terrace to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Morningside Terrace and extending to:

  • Winona, which is the Seat of Winona County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Morningside Terrace to Saint Paul, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 832 miles [1,339 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,216 miles [10,003.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,967 miles [11,212.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,867 miles [7,832.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Morningside Terrace) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Morningside Terrace 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 Morningside Terrace. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.0277, Longitude: -91.6238       In this case, the coordinates for Morningside Terrace have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.143 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.717 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.011 degrees.