Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Morgans Land:
  • 40.832839, -78.539746
  • 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 Morgans Land

• 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 Clearfield County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clearfield County
  • Since Morgans Land is near Cambria County and also Centre County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cambria County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Centre 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 Morgans Land

Curious and Interesting Names Near Morgans Land ...

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.

• Boardman
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Boardman is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
• Booker
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Booker is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker
• Cherry Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cherry Corner is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Corner
• Five Points
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Five Points is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Glen Hope
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Glen Hope is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hope
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
• Janesville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Janesville is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
• Kellytown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Kellytown is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellytown
• Lumber City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Lumber City is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City
  • Estimated population in 2015: 75 people
• Lyleville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Lyleville is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyleville
• Mascot ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Mascot is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
• Rosebud
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Rosebud is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
• Smoke Run
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Smoke Run is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Run
• Utahville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Utahville is located in Clearfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utahville

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

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

• Clearfield, which is the Seat of Clearfield County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Morgans Land to Clearfield, 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 four to five hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 94 miles [151.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 155 miles [249.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,877 miles [9,458.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,594 miles [10,612 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,469 miles [7,192.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'