Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Morris Run:
  • 41.677452, -77.018174
  • 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 Morris Run

• 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 Tioga County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tioga County
  • Since Morris Run is near Bradford County and also Lycoming County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bradford County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lycoming 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 Morris Run

Curious and Interesting Names Near Morris Run ...

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.

• Cherry Flats
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Cherry Flats is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Flats
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cherry Flats
  • From Morris Run to Cherry Flats
• Covert
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Covert is located in Bradford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covert
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Covert
  • From Morris Run to Covert
• Dogtown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Dogtown is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
• Grover
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Grover is located in Bradford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
• House Landing Strip
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • House Landing Strip is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House Landing Strip
• Liberty
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Liberty is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
• Mainesburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Mainesburg is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainesburg
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mainesburg
  • From Morris Run to Mainesburg
• Maple Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Maple Hill is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
• Paisley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Paisley is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paisley
• Roaring Branch
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Roaring Branch is located in Lycoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Branch
• Union Center
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Union Center is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center

How Far From Morris Run to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Morris Run to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Wellsboro, which is the Seat of Tioga County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Morris Run to Wellsboro, 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 96 miles [154.5 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 191 miles [307.4 km] to the south (S). 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 5,779 miles [9,300.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,496 miles [10,454.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,371 miles [7,034.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'