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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.
    • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Morrow
  • 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 Rutherford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Rutherford County
    • Since Morrow is near Davidson County and also Wilson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Davidson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wilson 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 Morrow

Communities Also Named Morrow ...

We found seven communities that are also named Morrow.

Within Tennessee, the name Morrow is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of seven communities that are located 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)
    • Cherry Hills is located in Davidson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hills
  • Couchville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Couchville is located in Davidson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couchville
  • Four Corners ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Four Corners is located in Davidson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
  • Harbor Isles
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Harbor Isles is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Isles
  • Hilltop
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Hilltop is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
  • Loafers Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Loafers Corner is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loafers Corner
  • Ponderosa
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Ponderosa is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
  • Rockdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Rockdale is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
  • Rocksprings
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Rocksprings is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocksprings
  • Rural Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Rural Hill is located in Davidson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,007 people
  • Sandhill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Sandhill is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill
  • Walnut Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Walnut Ridge is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge

How Far From Morrow 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 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<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
  • 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).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,014 miles [8,069.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Morrow) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 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 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>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 Morrow 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 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).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.655 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.613 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.626 degrees.