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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.

  • Weather ...
  • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Morgan Manor
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Morgan Manor ...

We found two communities that share the name Morgan Manor.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Morgan Manor is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another two communities that are located throughout 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barbertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbertown
    • Barbertown is located in Lackawanna County
  • Bush Patch
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bush Patch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Patch
    • Bush Patch is located in Lackawanna County
  • Craig
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
    • Craig is located in Lackawanna County
  • Dickson City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickson City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson City
    • Dickson City is located in Lackawanna County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,731 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dickson City <3>
  • Dunmore
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunmore
    • Dunmore is located in Lackawanna County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,836 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunmore <3>
  • Glenburn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
    • Glenburn is located in Lackawanna County
  • Grassy Island
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grassy Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Island
    • Grassy Island is located in Lackawanna County
  • Green Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
    • Green Grove is located in Lackawanna County
  • Green Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
    • Green Ridge is located in Lackawanna County
  • Greenwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Greenwood is located in Lackawanna County
  • Jessup
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jessup have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessup
    • Jessup is located in Lackawanna County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,372 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jessup <3>
  • Marshwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshwood
    • Marshwood is located in Lackawanna County
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Milwaukee
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milwaukee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
      • Milwaukee is located in Lackawanna County
    • Olyphant
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olyphant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olyphant
      • Olyphant is located in Lackawanna County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,007 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olyphant <3>
    • Peckville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Providence
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
      • Providence is located in Lackawanna County
    • Schultzville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schultzville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultzville
      • Schultzville is located in Lackawanna County

How Far From Morgan Manor to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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<4>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<5> 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).<6>
  • 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).<7>
  • 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).<8>

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

The official website for Lackawanna County: www.lackawannacounty.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Morgan Manor) to Point B.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).
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.873 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.688 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.076 degrees.









 

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