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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 Morgan Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Morgan Village 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 Morgan Village:
- 39.912613, -75.112397
- 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 Village
- 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 Camden County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Camden County
- Since Morgan Village is near Philadelphia County and also Gloucester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Philadelphia County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gloucester 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 Village
Curious and Interesting Names Near Morgan Village ...
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.
- Cherry Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cherry Hill is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Delaware Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Delaware Gardens is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware Gardens
- Fishtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fishtown is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishtown
- Francisville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Francisville is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisville
- Gardenville Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gardenville Center is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville Center
- Golden Triangle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Golden Triangle is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Triangle
- Grays Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Grays Ferry is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Ferry
- Greenland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenland is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Iron Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Iron Rock is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Rock
- Jordantown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jordantown is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordantown
- Locustwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Locustwood is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locustwood
- Meadowbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Meadowbrook is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Northern Liberties
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Northern Liberties is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northern Liberties
- Packer Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Packer Park is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packer Park
- Point Breeze
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Point Breeze is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Breeze
- Poplar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
- Queen Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Queen Village is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Village
- Red Bank
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Red Bank is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Snow Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Snow Hill is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Society Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Society Hill is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Hill
- Spring Garden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Garden is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- University City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- University City is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
How Far From Morgan Village 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 Morgan Village 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 Village and extending to:
- Camden, which is the Seat of Camden County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Morgan Village to Trenton, with an average speed<2> 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 just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 124 miles [199.6 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,773 miles [9,290.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,478 miles [10,425.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,355 miles [7,008.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
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- Morgan Village) 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 Morgan Village 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 Morgan Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9126, Longitude: -75.1124 In this case, the coordinates for Morgan Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.677 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.221 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.489 degrees. |
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