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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 Morningview, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Morningview 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 Morningview:
- 40.138682, -80.793974
- 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 Morningview
- 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 Belmont County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Belmont County
- Since Morningview is near Jefferson County and also Ohio County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ohio 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 Morningview
Communities Also Named Morningview ...
We found one communities that are also named Morningview.
Within Ohio, the name Morningview is unique.
Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Morningview in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Montgomery County
- This Morningview is located in Montgomery County and lies 615 miles [989.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Morningview that is located in Belmont County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Morningview.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Morningview ...
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.
- Blaine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Blaine is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Blainesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Blainesville is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainesville
- Clearview
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Clearview is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Crescent
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Crescent is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Florence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Florence is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Glen Robbins
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Robbins is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Robbins
- Glen Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Run is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Run
- Glenns Run ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Glenns Run is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenns Run
- Jug Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jug Run is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jug Run
- Kinsman
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kinsman is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsman
- Long Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Long Run is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Run
- Martins Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Mount Pleasant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
- Pleasant Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Startle ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Startle is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Startle
- Sunset Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sunset Heights is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Heights
- Terminal Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Terminal Junction is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terminal Junction
- Warwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Warwood is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwood
- Willow Springs ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Willow Springs is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
How Far From Morningview 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 community such as Morningview to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Morningview and extending to:
- Saint Clairsville, which is the Seat of Belmont County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 116 miles [186.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Morningview to Columbus, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 217 miles [349.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,999 miles [9,654.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,718 miles [10,811.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,593 miles [7,391.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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- Morningview) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Morningview 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 Morningview. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1387, Longitude: -80.7940 In this case, the coordinates for Morningview have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.093 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.133 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.892 degrees. |
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