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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 Morganville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Morganville 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 Morganville:
    • 40.154276, -75.099617
    • 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 Morganville
  • 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
    • Since Morganville is near Bucks County and also Philadelphia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bucks County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Philadelphia 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 Morganville

Communities Also Named Morganville ...

We found fourteen communities that are also named Morganville.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Morganville is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of fourteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these fourteen communities, thirteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Lowndes County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Morganville [Lowndes County].
    • Florida
      • Marion County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Morganville [Marion County].
    • Georgia
      • Dade County
      • This Morganville is located in Dade County and lies 670 miles [1,078.3 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Morganville that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dade County community of Morganville.
    • Illinois
      • Jefferson County
      • This Morganville is located in Jefferson County and lies 748 miles [1,203.8 km]<2> to the west of the Morganville that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Morganville.
    • Kansas
      • Clay County
      • This Morganville is located in Clay County and lies 1,170 miles [1,882.9 km]<2> to the west of the Morganville that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Morganville.
    • Mississippi
      • Lafayette County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Morganville [Lafayette County].
    • Missouri
      • Polk County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Morganville [Polk County].
    • New Jersey
      • Monmouth County
      • This Morganville is located in Monmouth County and lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Morganville that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monmouth County community of Morganville.
    • New York
      • Genesee County
      • This Morganville is located in Genesee County and lies 249 miles [400.7 km]<2> to the northwest of the Morganville that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Genesee County community of Morganville.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Morganville lies 569 miles [915.7 km]<2> to the northeast of the Morganville that is located in Montgomery County.
    • Ohio
      • Morgan County
      • This Morganville is located in Morgan County and lies 364 miles [585.8 km]<2> to the west of the Morganville that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Morganville.
    • Tennessee
      • Marion County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Morganville [Marion County].
      • Maury County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Morganville [Maury County].
    • Washington
      • King County
      • This Morganville is located in King County and lies 2,355 miles [3,790 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Morganville that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Morganville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Morganville ...

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.

  • Casey Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Casey Village is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey Village
  • County Line
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • County Line is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
  • Dublin Crossing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Dublin Crossing is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin Crossing
  • Fairoaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairoaks is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairoaks
  • Heaton
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Heaton is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton
  • Hillside ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hillside is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
  • Jamestown Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jamestown Village is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Village
  • Johnsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Johnsville is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
  • Lacey Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Lacey Park is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey Park
  • Meadowbrook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Meadowbrook is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
  • Meetinghouse Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Meetinghouse Village is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meetinghouse Village
  • Mill Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Mill Run is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Run
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Noble
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Noble is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
    • Paper Mills
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Paper Mills is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mills
    • Robert Bruce
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Robert Bruce is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robert Bruce
    • Saw Mill Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Saw Mill Valley is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saw Mill Valley
    • Shoemaker Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Shoemaker Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemaker Village
    • Willow Grove
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)

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

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

  • Norristown, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Morganville to Norristown, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 94 miles [151.3 km] to the west (W). 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 134 miles [215.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,763 miles [9,274.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,469 miles [10,410.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,345 miles [6,992.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Morganville 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 county. 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.
<2>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- Morganville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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 Morganville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Morganville 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 Morganville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1543, Longitude: -75.0996       In this case, the coordinates for Morganville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.647 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.226 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.381 degrees.