Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Morgan Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Morgan Ferry and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Morgan Ferry

• 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 Ferry:
  • 33.837058, -88.543933
  • 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 Morgan Ferry

• 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
  • Since Morgan Ferry is near Chickasaw County and also Holmes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chickasaw County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Holmes 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 Morgan Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Morgan Ferry ...

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.

• Coon Tail ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Coon Tail is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Tail
• Evergreen
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Evergreen is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
• Green Acres
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Green Acres is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Hillcrest
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Hillcrest is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
• Piney Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Piney Grove is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
• Prairie
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Prairie is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie
• Rodgers ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Rodgers is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodgers
• Tanglewood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Tanglewood is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
• Tranquil
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Tranquil is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquil
• Tucker Place
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Tucker Place is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Place

How Far From Morgan Ferry 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 Morgan Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Morgan Ferry and extending to:

• Aberdeen, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies just to the South.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 141 miles [226.9 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Morgan Ferry to Jackson, with an average speed<2>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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 728 miles [1,171.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,608 miles [10,634.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,323 miles [11,785.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,198 miles [8,365.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'