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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 Morganville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Morganville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Morganville:
    • 40.375385, -74.256865
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Morganville
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Morganville ...

We found fourteen communities that share the name Morganville.

Within New Jersey, the name Morganville is unique.

Beyond New Jersey, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fourteen communities, thirteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Lowndes County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Morganville [Lowndes County].
    • Florida
      • Marion County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Morganville [Marion County].
    • Georgia
      • Dade County
      • This Morganville is located in Dade County and lies 717 miles [1,153.9 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Morganville that is located in Monmouth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dade County community of Morganville.
    • Illinois
      • Jefferson County
      • This Morganville is located in Jefferson County and lies 794 miles [1,277.8 km]<2> to the west of the Morganville that is located in Monmouth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Morganville.
    • Kansas
      • Clay County
      • This Morganville is located in Clay County and lies 1,213 miles [1,952.1 km]<2> to the west of the Morganville that is located in Monmouth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Morganville.
    • Mississippi
      • Lafayette County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Morganville [Lafayette County].
    • Missouri
      • Polk County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Morganville [Polk County].
    • New York
      • Genesee County
      • This Morganville is located in Genesee County and lies 267 miles [429.7 km]<2> to the northwest of the Morganville that is located in Monmouth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Genesee County community of Morganville.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Morganville lies 524 miles [843.3 km]<2> to the northeast of the Morganville that is located in Monmouth County.
    • Ohio
      • Morgan County
      • This Morganville is located in Morgan County and lies 410 miles [659.8 km]<2> to the west of the Morganville that is located in Monmouth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Morganville.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Montgomery County
      • This Morganville is located in Montgomery County and lies 46 miles [74 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Morganville that is located in Monmouth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Morganville.
    • Tennessee
      • Marion County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Morganville [Marion County].
      • Maury County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Morganville [Maury County].
    • Washington
      • King County
      • This Morganville is located in King County and lies 2,387 miles [3,841.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Morganville that is located in Monmouth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Morganville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Morganville ...

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.

  • Centerville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Centerville is located in Monmouth County
  • Cheesequake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheesequake
    • Cheesequake is located in Middlesex County
  • Everett
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everett have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
    • Everett is located in Monmouth County
  • Gordons Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordons Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordons Corner
    • Gordons Corner is located in Monmouth County
  • Herberts Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herberts Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herberts Corner
    • Herberts Corner is located in Monmouth County
  • Mechanicsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mechanicsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
    • Mechanicsville is located in Monmouth County
  • Mount Pleasant
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Monmouth County
  • Robertsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robertsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
    • Robertsville is located in Monmouth County
  • Smocks Corners
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smocks Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smocks Corners
    • Smocks Corners is located in Monmouth County
  • Spring Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Spring Valley is located in Monmouth County

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

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

  • Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Morganville to Trenton, with an average speed<5> 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 179 miles [288.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,718 miles [9,202.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,423 miles [10,336.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,300 miles [6,920.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Morganville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Monmouth County: www.co.monmouth.nj.us/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Morganville could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Morganville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Morganville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3754, Longitude: -74.2569    
<3>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 Morganville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>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.
<6>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 Morganville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.127 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.672 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.923 degrees.




 

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