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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 Morganton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Morganton 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 Morganton:
- 35.745603, -81.688070
- 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 Morganton
- 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 Burke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Burke County
- Since Morganton is near Caldwell County and also McDowell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Caldwell County
- Open the eBird sighting report for McDowell 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 Morganton
Communities Also Named Morganton ...
We found three communities that are also named Morganton.
Within North Carolina, the name Morganton is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Van Buren County
- This Morganton is located in Van Buren County and lies 597 miles [960.8 km]<1> to the west of the Morganton that is located in Burke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Van Buren County community of Morganton.
- Georgia
- Fannin County
- This Morganton is located in Fannin County and lies 156 miles [251.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Morganton that is located in Burke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fannin County community of Morganton.
- Tennessee
- Loudon County
- This Morganton is located in Loudon County and lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<1> to the west of the Morganton that is located in Burke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Loudon County community of Morganton.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Morganton ...
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.
- Chambers ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Chambers is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers
- Enola
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Flat Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Flat Gap is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
- Gold
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gold is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold
- Hickory Grove ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hickory Grove is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Magnolia
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Magnolia is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Parkhill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pumpkin Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pumpkin Center is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
- Sunnyside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sunnyside is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Tarkey Tail ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tarkey Tail is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarkey Tail
- Worry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Worry is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worry
- Yellow Gap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Morganton 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 city such as Morganton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Morganton and extending to:
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 170 miles [273.6 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Morganton to Raleigh, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about 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 335 miles [539.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,233 miles [10,031 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,936 miles [11,162.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,814 miles [7,747.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Morganton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Morganton 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 Morganton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7456, Longitude: -81.6881 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.715 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.194 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.686 degrees. |
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