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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 Morton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Morton 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 Morton:
    • 43.328115, -77.995294
    • 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 Morton
  • 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
    • Since Morton is near Orleans County and also Genesee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Orleans County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Genesee 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 Morton

Communities Also Named Morton ...

We found 34 communities that are also named Morton.

Within New York, the name Morton is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of 34 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 34 communities, 33 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Etowah County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Morton [Etowah County].
      • Jefferson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Morton [Jefferson County].
    • Arkansas
      • Woodruff County
      • This Morton is located in Woodruff County and lies 893 miles [1,437.1 km]<3> to the southwest of the Morton that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Woodruff County community of Morton.
    • California
      • Los Angeles County
      • This Morton is located in Los Angeles County and lies 2,239 miles [3,603.3 km]<3> to the west of the Morton that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Morton.
    • Georgia
      • Jones County
      • This Morton is located in Jones County and lies 774 miles [1,245.6 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Morton that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jones County community of Morton.
    • Idaho
      • Bonner County
      • This Morton is located in Bonner County and lies 1,873 miles [3,014.3 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Morton that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bonner County community of Morton.
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Morton [Cook County].
      • Tazewell County
      • This Morton is located in Tazewell County and lies 617 miles [993 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Morton that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tazewell County community of Morton.
    • Indiana
      • Putnam County
      • This Morton is located in Putnam County and lies 523 miles [841.7 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Morton that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Morton.
    • Iowa
      • Pottawattamie County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Morton [Pottawattamie County].
    • Kansas
      • Chase County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Morton [Chase County].
      • Cherokee County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Cherokee County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Morton.
      • Morton County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Morton [Morton County].
      • Sedgwick County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Morton [Sedgwick County].
      • Washington County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Morton [Washington County].
    • Kentucky
      • Hopkins County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Morton [Hopkins County].
    • Louisiana
      • Concordia Parish
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Morton [Concordia Parish].
    • Michigan
      • Wayne County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Morton [Wayne County].
    • Minnesota
      • Renville County
      • This Morton is located in Renville County and lies 847 miles [1,363.1 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Morton that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Renville County community of Morton.
    • Mississippi
      • Scott County
      • This Morton is located in Scott County and lies 987 miles [1,588.4 km]<3> to the southwest of the Morton that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Morton.
    • Missouri
      • Ray County
      • This Morton is located in Ray County and lies 866 miles [1,393.7 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Morton that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ray County community of Morton.
    • Nevada
      • Elko County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Morton [Elko County].
    • Ohio
      • Monroe County
      • This Morton is located in Monroe County and lies 294 miles [473.1 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Morton that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Morton.
    • Ontario
      • This Morton lies 122 miles [196.3 km]<3> to the northeast of the Morton that is located in Monroe County.
    • Oregon
      • Klamath County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Morton [Klamath County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Delaware County
      • This Morton is located in Delaware County and lies 273 miles [439.4 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Morton that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Morton.
      • Philadelphia County
      • This Morton is located in Philadelphia County and lies 269 miles [432.9 km] to the south southeast of the Morton that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Philadelphia County community of Morton.
    • Texas
      • Cochran County
      • This Morton is located in Cochran County and lies 1,485 miles [2,389.9 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Morton that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cochran County community of Morton.
      • Harrison County
      • This Morton is located in Harrison County and lies 1,163 miles [1,871.7 km] to the west southwest of the Morton that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Morton.
      • Moore County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Moore County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Moore County community of Morton.
    • Utah
      • Cache County
      • This Morton is located in Cache County and lies 1,715 miles [2,760 km]<3> to the west of the Morton that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cache County community of Morton.
    • Washington
      • Lewis County
      • This Morton is located in Lewis County and lies 2,147 miles [3,455.3 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Morton that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Morton.
    • Wyoming
      • Converse County
      • This Morton is located in Converse County and lies 1,378 miles [2,217.7 km]<3> to the west of the Morton that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Converse County community of Morton.
      • Fremont County
      • This Morton is located in Fremont County and lies 1,538 miles [2,475.2 km] to the west of the Morton that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fremont County community of Morton.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Morton ...

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.

  • Childs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Childs is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
  • Five Corners
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Five Corners is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
  • Harper Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Harper Park is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Park
  • Jones Beach
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jones Beach is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Beach
  • Kent
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Lighthouse Beach
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Lighthouse Beach is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lighthouse Beach
  • Murray
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Murray is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
  • Point Breeze
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Point Breeze is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Breeze
  • Redman Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Redman Corners is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redman Corners
  • Rock Ledge Beach
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Rock Ledge Beach is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Ledge Beach
  • Sandy Harbour Beach
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Sandy Harbour Beach is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Harbour Beach
  • Sweden Center
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Sweden Center is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden Center
  • Toms Landing
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Toms Landing is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms Landing
  • Troutburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Troutburg is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutburg

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

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

  • Rochester, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Morton to Rochester, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 218 miles [350.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 309 miles [497.3 km] to the south (S). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,748 miles [9,250.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,473 miles [10,417.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,349 miles [6,999 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Morton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Morton 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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Morton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Morton 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 Morton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3281, Longitude: -77.9953       In this case, the coordinates for Morton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.13 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.404 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.35 degrees.