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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 Morrow, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Morrow 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 Morrow:
    • 36.034228, -86.561661
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Morrow
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Morrow ...

We found seven communities that share the name Morrow.

Within Tennessee, the name Morrow is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Washington County
      • This Morrow is located in Washington County and lies 440 miles [708.1 km]<1> to the west of the Morrow that is located in Rutherford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Morrow.
    • Georgia
      • Clayton County
      • This Morrow is located in Clayton County and lies 210 miles [338 km]<1> to the southeast of the Morrow that is located in Rutherford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clayton County community of Morrow.
      • Jasper County
      • This Morrow is located in Jasper County and lies 240 miles [386.2 km] to the southeast of the Morrow that is located in Rutherford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Morrow.
    • Idaho
      • Lewis County
      • This Morrow is located in Lewis County and lies 1,694 miles [2,726.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Morrow that is located in Rutherford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Morrow.
    • Louisiana
      • Saint Landry Parish
      • This Morrow is located in Saint Landry Parish and lies 479 miles [770.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Morrow that is located in Rutherford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Landry Parish community of Morrow.
    • Mississippi
      • Lauderdale County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Morrow [Lauderdale County].
    • Ohio
      • Warren County
      • This Morrow is located in Warren County and lies 264 miles [424.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Morrow that is located in Rutherford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Morrow.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Morrow ...

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 Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hills
    • Cherry Hills is located in Davidson County
  • Couchville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Couchville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couchville
    • Couchville is located in Davidson County
  • Four Corners ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
    • Four Corners is located in Davidson County
  • Harbor Isles
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor Isles have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Isles
    • Harbor Isles is located in Rutherford County
  • Hilltop
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilltop have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
    • Hilltop is located in Rutherford County
  • Loafers Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loafers Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loafers Corner
    • Loafers Corner is located in Rutherford County
  • Ponderosa
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ponderosa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
    • Ponderosa is located in Rutherford County
  • Rockdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
    • Rockdale is located in Rutherford County
  • Rocksprings
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocksprings have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocksprings
    • Rocksprings is located in Rutherford County
  • Rural Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rural Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
    • Rural Hill is located in Davidson County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,007 people
  • Sandhill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandhill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill
    • Sandhill is located in Rutherford County
  • Walnut Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge
    • Walnut Ridge is located in Rutherford County

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

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

  • Murfreesboro, which is the Seat of Rutherford County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Morrow to Murfreesboro, 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 four to five hours.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 557 miles [896.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,421 miles [10,333.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,139 miles [11,489.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,014 miles [8,069.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Morrow. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Rutherford County: www.rutherfordcounty.org/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

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- Morrow) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Morrow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0342, Longitude: -86.5617       In this case, the coordinates for Morrow have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Morrow 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.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 Morrow to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.655 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.613 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.626 degrees.









 

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