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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 Morley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Morley 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 Morley:
    • 44.665061, -75.198818
    • 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 Morley
  • 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 Saint Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • eBird sighting report for Saint Lawrence 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Morley ...

We found eleven communities that share the name Morley.

Within New York, the name Morley is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout 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 ...
    • Alberta
      • This Morley lies 1,864 miles [2,999.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Morley that is located in Saint Lawrence County.
    • California
      • Shasta 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 California community of Morley [Shasta County].
    • Colorado
      • Las Animas County
      • This Morley is located in Las Animas County and lies 1,608 miles [2,587.8 km]<1> to the west of the Morley that is located in Saint Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Las Animas County community of Morley.
    • Iowa
      • Jones County
      • This Morley is located in Jones County and lies 825 miles [1,327.7 km]<1> to the west of the Morley that is located in Saint Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jones County community of Morley.
    • Louisiana
      • West Baton Rouge Parish
      • This Morley is located in West Baton Rouge Parish and lies 1,318 miles [2,121.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Morley that is located in Saint Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the West Baton Rouge Parish community of Morley.
    • Michigan
      • Mecosta County
      • This Morley is located in Mecosta County and lies 514 miles [827.2 km]<1> to the west of the Morley that is located in Saint Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecosta County community of Morley.
    • Missouri
      • Scott County
      • This Morley is located in Scott County and lies 916 miles [1,474.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Morley that is located in Saint Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Morley.
    • Ontario
      • This Morley lies 271 miles [436.1 km]<1> to the west of the Morley that is located in Saint Lawrence County.
    • Tennessee
      • Campbell County
      • This Morley is located in Campbell County and lies 726 miles [1,168.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Morley that is located in Saint Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Campbell County community of Morley.
    • West Virginia
      • Braxton County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Morley [Braxton County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Langlade County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Morley [Langlade County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Morley ...

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.

  • Chipman
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chipman have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipman
    • Chipman is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Coney Island
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coney Island have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coney Island
    • Coney Island is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Flackville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flackville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flackville
    • Flackville is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Lisbon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Madrid
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madrid have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
    • Madrid is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madrid <5>
  • Madrid Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madrid Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid Springs
    • Madrid Springs is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Red Mills
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mills
    • Red Mills is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Slab City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slab City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
    • Slab City is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Sucker Brook
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sucker Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sucker Brook
    • Sucker Brook is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Unionville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
    • Unionville is located in Saint Lawrence County

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

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

  • Canton, which is the Seat of Saint Lawrence County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 156 miles [251.1 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Morley to Albany, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 409 miles [658.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 24 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,582 miles [8,983.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,306 miles [10,148.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,183 miles [6,731.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

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

The official website for Saint Lawrence County: www.co.st-lawrence.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Morley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Morley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.6651, Longitude: -75.1988       In this case, the coordinates for Morley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Morley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Morley 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.
<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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Morley to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.208 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.462 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.38 degrees.









 

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