Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Flats:
  • 38.828969, -82.263760
  • 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 Flats

• 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 Gallia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gallia County
  • Since Morton Flats is near Mason County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mason County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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 Flats

Curious and Interesting Names Near Morton Flats ...

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.

• Evans Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Evans Heights is located in Gallia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Heights
• Green Acres
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Green Acres is located in Gallia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Hedgewood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Hedgewood is located in Gallia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgewood
• Hideaway Acres
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Hideaway Acres is located in Gallia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideaway Acres
• Lawnview
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Lawnview is located in Gallia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawnview
• Meadow Look
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Meadow Look is located in Gallia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Look
• Orchard Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Orchard Hill is located in Gallia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hill
• Spring Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Spring Valley is located in Gallia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
• Willow Woods
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Willow Woods is located in Gallia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Woods

How Far From Morton Flats to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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 Flats to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Gallipolis, which is the Seat of Gallia County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 88 miles [141.6 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Morton Flats to Columbus, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 281 miles [452.2 km] to the east (E). Driving 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 6,117 miles [9,844.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,835 miles [10,999.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,710 miles [7,580 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'