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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 Morningside Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Morningside Park 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 Morningside Park:
    • 35.138423, -89.982034
    • 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 Morningside Park
  • 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 Shelby County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
    • Since Morningside Park is near Crittenden County and also DeSoto County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Crittenden County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for DeSoto 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 Morningside Park

Communities Also Named Morningside Park ...

We found three communities that are also named Morningside Park.

Within Tennessee, the name Morningside Park is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Los Angeles County
      • This Morningside Park is located in Los Angeles County and lies 1,608 miles [2,587.8 km]<1> to the west of the Morningside Park that is located in Shelby County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Morningside Park.
    • Connecticut
      • New London County
      • This Morningside Park is located in New London County and lies 1,055 miles [1,697.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Morningside Park that is located in Shelby County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New London County community of Morningside Park.
    • Florida
      • Orange County
      • This Morningside Park is located in Orange County and lies 682 miles [1,097.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Morningside Park that is located in Shelby County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Morningside Park.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Morningside Park ...

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.

  • Chickasaw Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Chickasaw Gardens is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw Gardens
  • Greenlaw
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenlaw is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlaw
  • Hunt Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Hunt Village is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Village
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,234 people
  • Mallory
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mallory is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory
  • Normal
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Normal is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal
  • Rosemary Lane
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Rosemary Lane is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary Lane
  • Rugby
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Rugby is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
  • Shadowlawn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Shadowlawn is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowlawn
  • Stonewall Place
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Stonewall Place is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall Place

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

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

  • Memphis, which is the Seat of Shelby County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 193 miles [310.6 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Morningside Park to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 758 miles [1,219.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,602 miles [10,624.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,325 miles [11,788.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,201 miles [8,370.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- Morningside Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Morningside Park 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 Morningside Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1384, Longitude: -89.9820       In this case, the coordinates for Morningside Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.746 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.903 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.294 degrees.