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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 Morocco, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Morocco 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 Morocco:
- 36.736722, -90.360109
- 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 Morocco
- 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 Butler County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Butler County
- Since Morocco is near Stoddard County and also Dunklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stoddard County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dunklin 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 Morocco
Communities Also Named Morocco ...
We found three communities that are also named Morocco.
Within Missouri, the name Morocco is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Newton County
- This Morocco is located in Newton County and lies 329 miles [529.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Morocco that is located in Butler County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Morocco.
- Michigan
- Monroe 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 Morocco [Monroe County].
- West Virginia
- Clay County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Morocco [Clay County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Morocco ...
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 Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cedar Valley is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- Empire
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Empire is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Green Forest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Green Forest is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Forest
- Kelly Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Kelly Town is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Town
- Mayberry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mayberry is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberry
- Poplar Bluff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Dell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Dell is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Dell
- Vinegar Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Vinegar Hill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Hill
How Far From Morocco 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 Morocco to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Morocco and extending to:
- Poplar Bluff, which is the Seat of Butler County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 161 miles [259.1 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Morocco to Jefferson City, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 741 miles [1,192.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,537 miles [10,520.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,267 miles [11,695.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,144 miles [8,278.5 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Morocco) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Morocco 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. |
| <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 Morocco, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Morocco 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 Morocco. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7367, Longitude: -90.3601 In this case, the coordinates for Morocco have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.087 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.515 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.138 degrees. |
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