Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Morges:
  • 40.635340, -81.245663
  • 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 Morges

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Morges ...

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.

• Arrowhead
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Arrowhead is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
• Dutchtown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Dutchtown is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
• Lake Mohawk
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lake Mohawk is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mohawk
• Lakeview
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Lakeview is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Magnolia
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Magnolia is located in Stark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magnolia <1>
• Mineral City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Mineral City is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 705 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral City <1>
• Minerva Junction
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Minerva Junction is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva Junction
• Paradise Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Paradise Point is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Point
• Sandyville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Sandyville is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
• Sunset Valley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Sunset Valley is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Valley

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Morges and extending to:

• Carrollton, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Morges to Carrollton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 102 miles [164.2 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 253 miles [407.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 5,995 miles [9,648 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,717 miles [10,810 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,592 miles [7,390.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'