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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 Morford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Morford 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 Morford:
    • 39.797025, -80.478131
    • 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 Morford
  • 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
    • Since Morford is near Marshall County and also Wetzel County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wetzel 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 Morford

Communities Also Named Morford ...

We found one communities that are also named Morford.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Morford is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Morford in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • West Virginia
      • Roane County
      • This Morford is located in Roane County and lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Morford that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roane County community of Morford.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Morford ...

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.

  • Big Run
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Big Run is located in Marshall County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
  • Bryan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Bryan is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
  • Deep Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Deep Valley is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Valley
  • Georgetown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Georgetown is located in Marshall County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Ned
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Ned is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ned
  • New Freeport
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • New Freeport is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Freeport
  • Quiet Dell
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Quiet Dell is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Dell
  • Rocklick
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Rocklick is located in Marshall County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklick
  • Sandrock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sandrock is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandrock
  • Windy Gap
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Windy Gap is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Gap

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

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

  • Waynesburg, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Morford to Waynesburg, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 193 miles [310.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 193 miles [310.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,001 miles [9,657.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,718 miles [10,811.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,594 miles [7,393.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Morford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Morford 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 Morford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7970, Longitude: -80.4781       In this case, the coordinates for Morford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.913 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.876 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.871 degrees.