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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 Morse, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Morse 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 Morse:
    • 36.518486, -76.166323
    • 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 Morse
  • 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 Currituck County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Currituck County
    • Since Morse is near Chesapeake City and also Virginia Beach City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chesapeake City
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Virginia Beach City
  • 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 Morse

Communities Also Named Morse ...

We found eleven communities that are also named Morse.

Within North Carolina, the name Morse is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, nine are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • San Benito County
      • This Morse is located in San Benito County and lies 2,485 miles [3,999.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Morse that is located in Currituck County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Benito County community of Morse.
    • Illinois
      • Stark County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Morse [Stark County].
    • Iowa
      • Johnson County
      • This Morse is located in Johnson County and lies 892 miles [1,435.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Morse that is located in Currituck County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Morse.
    • Kansas
      • Johnson County
      • This Morse is located in Johnson County and lies 1,024 miles [1,648 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Morse that is located in Currituck County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Morse.
    • Louisiana
      • Acadia Parish
      • This Morse is located in Acadia Parish and lies 1,038 miles [1,670.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Morse that is located in Currituck County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Acadia Parish community of Morse.
    • New York
      • Oswego County
      • This Morse is located in Oswego County and lies 473 miles [761.2 km]<1> to the north of the Morse that is located in Currituck County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oswego County community of Morse.
    • Oklahoma
      • Okfuskee County
      • This Morse is located in Okfuskee County and lies 1,123 miles [1,807.3 km]<1> to the west of the Morse that is located in Currituck County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Okfuskee County community of Morse.
    • Quebec
      • This Morse lies 662 miles [1,065.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Morse that is located in Currituck County.
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Morse lies 1,800 miles [2,896.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Morse that is located in Currituck County.
    • Texas
      • Hansford County
      • This Morse is located in Hansford County and lies 1,404 miles [2,259.5 km]<1> to the west of the Morse that is located in Currituck County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hansford County community of Morse.
    • Wisconsin
      • Ashland County
      • This Morse is located in Ashland County and lies 1,002 miles [1,612.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Morse that is located in Currituck County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashland County community of Morse.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Morse ...

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.

  • Greentown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Greentown is located in Currituck County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
  • Guinea
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Guinea is located in Currituck County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea
  • Gum Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Gum Corner is located in Currituck County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Corner
  • Hickory
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Hickory is located in Chesapeake City (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
  • Lilly
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Lilly is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
  • Long Ridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Long Ridge is located in Chesapeake City (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Ridge
  • Panther Landing
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Panther Landing is located in Currituck County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Landing
  • Pierceville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Pierceville is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
  • Tar Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Tar Corner is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Corner
  • Vine
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Vine is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Morse and extending to:

  • Currituck, which is the Seat of Currituck County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Morse to Currituck, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 147 miles [236.6 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 171 miles [275.2 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,960 miles [9,591.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,652 miles [10,705.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,535 miles [7,298.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Morse) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Morse, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Morse 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 Morse. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5185, Longitude: -76.1663       In this case, the coordinates for Morse have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.523 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.658 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.261 degrees.