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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 Morley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Morley and the surrounding area.
- 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 Morley:
- 36.552480, -84.047690
- 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 Morley
- 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 Campbell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Campbell County
- Since Morley is near Claiborne County and also Whitley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Claiborne County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Whitley 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 Morley
Communities Also Named Morley ...
We found eleven communities that are also named Morley.
Within Tennessee, the name Morley is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, nine are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Morley lies 1,815 miles [2,921 km]<1> to the northwest of the Morley that is located in Campbell County.
- California
- Shasta County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Morley [Shasta County].
- Colorado
- Las Animas County
- This Morley is located in Las Animas County and lies 1,129 miles [1,816.9 km]<1> to the west of the Morley that is located in Campbell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Las Animas County community of Morley.
- Iowa
- Jones County
- This Morley is located in Jones County and lies 537 miles [864.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Morley that is located in Campbell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jones County community of Morley.
- Louisiana
- West Baton Rouge Parish
- This Morley is located in West Baton Rouge Parish and lies 596 miles [959.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Morley that is located in Campbell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the West Baton Rouge Parish community of Morley.
- Michigan
- Mecosta County
- This Morley is located in Mecosta County and lies 484 miles [778.9 km]<1> to the north of the Morley that is located in Campbell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecosta County community of Morley.
- Missouri
- Scott County
- This Morley is located in Scott County and lies 309 miles [497.3 km]<1> to the west of the Morley that is located in Campbell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Morley.
- New York
- Saint Lawrence County
- This Morley is located in Saint Lawrence County and lies 726 miles [1,168.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Morley that is located in Campbell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Lawrence County community of Morley.
- Ontario
- This Morley lies 585 miles [941.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Morley that is located in Campbell County.
- West Virginia
- Braxton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Morley [Braxton County].
- Wisconsin
- Langlade County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Morley [Langlade County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Morley ...
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.
- Coal Mine ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Coal Mine is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Mine
- Highcliff
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Highcliff is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highcliff
- Little White Oak
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Little White Oak is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little White Oak
- Lot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Marion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Marion is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Mountain Ash
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Ash is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Ash
- Packard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Peabody
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Peabody is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
- Pearl
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Mountain ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Mountain is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mountain
- Red Ash
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Stinking Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stinking Creek is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinking Creek
- Valley Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Valley Creek is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Creek
How Far From Morley 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 Morley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Morley and extending to:
- Jacksboro, which is the Seat of Campbell County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Morley to Jacksboro, with an average speed<4> 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 five to six hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 154 miles [247.8 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 415 miles [667.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,295 miles [10,130.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,008 miles [11,278.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,883 miles [7,858.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Morley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Morley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Morley 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. |
| <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 Morley 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 Morley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5525, Longitude: -84.0477 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.131 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.933 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.427 degrees. |
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