Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Morgan Run, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Morgan Run and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Morgan Run

• 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 Run:
  • 40.281459, -81.794295
  • 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 Run

• 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 Coshocton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Coshocton County
  • Since Morgan Run is near Tuscarawas County and also Muskingum County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscarawas County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Muskingum 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 Run

Curious and Interesting Names Near Morgan Run ...

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.

• Bacon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Bacon is located in Coshocton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon
• Blue Row
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Blue Row is located in Coshocton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Row
• Chili
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Chili is located in Coshocton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
• Conesville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Conesville is located in Coshocton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
• Flat Iron Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Flat Iron Corner is located in Coshocton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Iron Corner
• Franklin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Franklin is located in Coshocton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
• Hardscrabble
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Hardscrabble is located in Coshocton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardscrabble
• Holly ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Holly is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
• Low Gap
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Low Gap is located in Coshocton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Maysville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Maysville is located in Coshocton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
  • Orange
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Orange is located in Coshocton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
  • Pearl
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Pearl is located in Coshocton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
  • Shady Bend
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Shady Bend is located in Coshocton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Bend
  • Stringtown ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Stringtown is located in Coshocton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
  • Willowbrook ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Willowbrook is located in Coshocton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Morgan Run and extending to:

• Coshocton, which is the Seat of Coshocton County, lies just to the West.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Morgan Run to Columbus, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 270 miles [434.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,033 miles [9,709.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,754 miles [10,869.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,630 miles [7,451.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'