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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 Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Morgan Corners 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 Corners:
- 42.053666, -79.659494
- 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 Corners
- 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 Chautauqua County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chautauqua County
- Since Morgan Corners is near Erie County and also Warren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Erie County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warren 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 Corners
Communities Also Named Morgan Corners ...
We found three communities that are also named Morgan Corners.
Within New York, the name Morgan Corners is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Michigan
- Calhoun County
- This Morgan Corners is located in Calhoun County and lies 279 miles [449 km]<1> to the west of the Morgan Corners that is located in Chautauqua County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Morgan Corners.
- Muskegon County
- This Morgan Corners is located in Muskegon County and lies 331 miles [532.7 km] to the west northwest of the Morgan Corners that is located in Chautauqua County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muskegon County community of Morgan Corners.
- Vermont
- Windsor County
- This Morgan Corners is located in Windsor County and lies 373 miles [600.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Morgan Corners that is located in Chautauqua County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windsor County community of Morgan Corners.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Morgan Corners ...
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.
- Bear Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver Dam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Dam is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Columbus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cutting
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cutting is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutting
- Five Points
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Five Points is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- French Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- French Creek is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Creek
- Little Hope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Little Hope is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hope
- Lowville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lowville is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowville
- Marvin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Marvin is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Panama
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Slab City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Slab City is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
How Far From Morgan Corners 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 Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Morgan Corners and extending to:
- Mayville, which is the Seat of Chautauqua County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Morgan Corners to Mayville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 303 miles [487.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 257 miles [413.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,869 miles [9,445.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,593 miles [10,610.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,469 miles [7,192.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Morgan Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Morgan Corners 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 Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0537, Longitude: -79.6595 In this case, the coordinates for Morgan Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.282 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.505 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.662 degrees. |
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