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Communities Also Named Morton ...

We found 34 communities that share the name Morton.

Within Ontario, the name Morton is unique.

Beyond Ontario, we know of another 34 communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • 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 1,013 miles [1,630.3 km]<3> to the southwest.
      • 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 2,333 miles [3,754.6 km]<3> to the west.
      • 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 889 miles [1,430.7 km]<3> to the south southwest.
      • 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 1,923 miles [3,094.8 km]<3> to the west northwest.
      • 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 725 miles [1,166.8 km]<3> to the west southwest.
      • 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 640 miles [1,030 km]<3> to the west southwest.
      • 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 .
      • 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 922 miles [1,483.8 km]<3> to the west.
      • 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 1,109 miles [1,784.8 km]<3> to the southwest.
      • 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 973 miles [1,565.9 km]<3> to the west southwest.
      • 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].
    • New York
      • Monroe County
      • This Morton is located in Monroe County and lies 122 miles [196.3 km]<3> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Morton.
    • Ohio
      • Monroe County
      • This Morton is located in Monroe County and lies 414 miles [666.3 km]<3> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Morton.
    • 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 322 miles [518.2 km]<3> to the south.
      • 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 314 miles [505.3 km] to the south.
      • 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 1,596 miles [2,568.5 km]<3> to the west southwest.
      • 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 1,284 miles [2,066.4 km] to the west southwest.
      • 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 .
      • 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 1,792 miles [2,883.9 km]<3> to the west.
      • 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 2,200 miles [3,540.6 km]<3> to the west northwest.
      • 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 1,457 miles [2,344.8 km]<3> to the west.
      • 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 1,613 miles [2,595.9 km] to the west.
      • 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.

  • Burnt Hills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnt Hills came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Hills
  • California
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Davis Lock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davis Lock came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Lock
  • Forfar
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forfar came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forfar
  • Jones Falls
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Falls came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Falls
  • Little Brockville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Brockville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Brockville
  • Long Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Leaf
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Leaf
  • Outlet
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Outlet came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outlet
  • Sand Bay Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Bay Corner came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Bay Corner
  • Sweets Corners
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)

How Far From Morton 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 Morton to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 65 miles [104.6 km]<3> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Morton to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three 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 shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,627 miles [9,055.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,352 miles [10,222.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,229 miles [6,805.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Morton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/

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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 . 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Morton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Morton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.5376, Longitude: -76.1981    
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<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.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.86 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.171 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.934 degrees.




 

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