Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Morrisons Store:
  • 35.694608, -76.633548
  • 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 Morrisons Store

• 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 Beaufort County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Beaufort County
  • Since Morrisons Store is near Washington County and also Hyde County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hyde 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 Morrisons Store

Curious and Interesting Names Near Morrisons Store ...

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.

• Bishops Cross
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bishops Cross is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops Cross
• Green Hill ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Green Hill is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
• Hoke
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Hoke is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoke
• Hoophole Landing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hoophole Landing is located in Hyde County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoophole Landing
• Leechville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Leechville is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leechville
• Pike Road
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Pike Road is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Road
• Pine Ridge
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Pine Ridge is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
• Piney Grove Landing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Piney Grove Landing is located in Hyde County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove Landing
• Roper
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Roper is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roper <1>
• Sixth Siding
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Sixth Siding is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixth Siding
• Union Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Union Grove is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove

How Far From Morrisons Store to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Morrisons Store to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Washington, which is the Seat of Beaufort County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Morrisons Store to Washington, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 112 miles [180.2 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 222 miles [357.3 km] to the north (N). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,016 miles [9,681.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,705 miles [10,790.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,589 miles [7,385.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'