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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 Morrisville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Morrisville 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 Morrisville:
    • 42.898517, -75.640004
    • 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 Morrisville
  • 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
    • Since Morrisville is near Oneida County and also Chenango County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Oneida County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chenango 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 Morrisville

Communities Also Named Morrisville ...

We found fourteen communities that are also named Morrisville.

Within New York, the name Morrisville is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of fourteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these fourteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Calhoun County
      • This Morrisville is located in Calhoun County and lies 843 miles [1,356.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Morrisville that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Morrisville.
      • Geneva 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 Alabama community of Morrisville [Geneva County].
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • This Morrisville is located in Baltimore County and lies 243 miles [391.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Morrisville that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Morrisville.
    • Missouri
      • Polk County
      • This Morrisville is located in Polk County and lies 1,007 miles [1,620.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Morrisville that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Morrisville.
    • New Jersey
      • Camden County
      • This Morrisville is located in Camden County and lies 204 miles [328.3 km]<1> to the south of the Morrisville that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Morrisville.
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • This Morrisville lies 1,019 miles [1,639.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Morrisville that is located in Madison County.
    • North Carolina
      • Durham County
      • This Morrisville is located in Durham County and lies 516 miles [830.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Morrisville that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Durham County community of Morrisville.
    • Ohio
      • Clinton County
      • This Morrisville is located in Clinton County and lies 489 miles [787 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Morrisville that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Morrisville.
    • Ontario
      • This Morrisville lies 411 miles [661.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Morrisville that is located in Madison County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Bucks County
      • This Morrisville is located in Bucks County and lies 191 miles [307.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Morrisville that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Morrisville.
      • Greene County
      • This Morrisville is located in Greene County and lies 312 miles [502.1 km] to the southwest of the Morrisville that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Morrisville.
    • South Carolina
      • Williamsburg County
      • This Morrisville is located in Williamsburg County and lies 675 miles [1,086.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Morrisville that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamsburg County community of Morrisville.
    • Vermont
      • Lamoille County
      • This Morrisville is located in Lamoille County and lies 190 miles [305.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Morrisville that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lamoille County community of Morrisville.
    • Virginia
      • Fauquier County
      • This Morrisville is located in Fauquier County and lies 322 miles [518.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Morrisville that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fauquier County community of Morrisville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Morrisville ...

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.

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

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

  • Wampsville, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Morrisville to Wampsville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 96 miles [154.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 285 miles [458.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,672 miles [9,128.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,391 miles [10,285.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,266 miles [6,865.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Morrisville) 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 Morrisville, 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 Morrisville 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 Morrisville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8985, Longitude: -75.6400    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.697 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.722 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.417 degrees.