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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 Morelock, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Morelock 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 Morelock:
    • 36.294544, -82.894881
    • 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 Morelock
  • 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
    • Since Morelock is near Hawkins County and also Hamblen County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hawkins County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hamblen 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 Morelock

Communities Also Named Morelock ...

We found one communities that are also named Morelock.

Within Tennessee, the name Morelock is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Morelock in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Woodruff County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Morelock [Woodruff County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Morelock ...

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.

  • Butcher ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Butcher is located in Hawkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butcher
  • Couch ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Couch is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couch
  • Craft Spring
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Craft Spring is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craft Spring
  • Enterprise
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Enterprise is located in Hawkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
  • Holland Mill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Holland Mill is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Mill
  • Hull Mill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Hull Mill is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull Mill
  • Locust Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Locust Springs is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Springs
  • Marvin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Marvin is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
  • Mount Hope ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Mount Hope is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
  • Pilot Knob
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Pilot Knob is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
  • Roaring Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Roaring Springs is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Springs
  • Romeo
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Romeo is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
  • Woodlawn
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Woodlawn is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Morelock once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Morelock and extending to:

  • Greeneville, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Morelock to Greeneville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 216 miles [347.6 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 367 miles [590.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,259 miles [10,072.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,968 miles [11,213.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,844 miles [7,795.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Morelock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Morelock) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Morelock 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 Morelock. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2945, Longitude: -82.8949       In this case, the coordinates for Morelock have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.433 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.097 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.018 degrees.