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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 Morgan Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Morgan Manor 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 Morgan Manor:
- 41.455912, -75.681302
- 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 Morgan Manor
- 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 Lackawanna County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lackawanna County
- Since Morgan Manor is near Luzerne County and also Wyoming County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Luzerne County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wyoming 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 Morgan Manor
Communities Also Named Morgan Manor ...
We found two communities that are also named Morgan Manor.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Morgan Manor is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- This Morgan Manor is located in Baltimore County and lies 140 miles [225.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Morgan Manor that is located in Lackawanna County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Morgan Manor.
- Ohio
- Guernsey County
- This Morgan Manor is located in Guernsey County and lies 330 miles [531.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Morgan Manor that is located in Lackawanna County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guernsey County community of Morgan Manor.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Morgan Manor ...
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.
- Barbertown ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barbertown is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbertown
- Bush Patch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bush Patch is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Patch
- Craig
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Craig is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Dickson City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dunmore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Glenburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Glenburn is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
- Grassy Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Grassy Island is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Island
- Green Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Green Grove is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Green Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Green Ridge is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Greenwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Greenwood is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Jessup
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Marshwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Marshwood is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshwood
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Milwaukee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Milwaukee is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
- Olyphant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Peckville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Providence
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Providence is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Schultzville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Schultzville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultzville
How Far From Morgan Manor 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 Morgan Manor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Morgan Manor and extending to:
- Scranton, which is the Seat of Lackawanna County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 102 miles [164.2 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Morgan Manor to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 190 miles [305.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,733 miles [9,226.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,446 miles [10,373.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,322 miles [6,955.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Morgan Manor) 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 Morgan Manor 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 Morgan Manor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4559, Longitude: -75.6813 In this case, the coordinates for Morgan Manor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.873 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.688 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.076 degrees. |
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