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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 Morey, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Morey 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 Morey:
- 29.881330, -94.282686
- 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 Morey
- 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Morey is near Chambers County and also Liberty County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chambers County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Liberty 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 Morey
Communities Also Named Morey ...
We found six communities that are also named Morey.
Within Texas, the name Morey is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of six communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Morey lies 2,033 miles [3,271.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Morey that is located in Jefferson County.
- Colorado
- Boulder County
- This Morey is located in Boulder County and lies 938 miles [1,509.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Morey that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boulder County community of Morey.
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Morey is located in Hillsborough County and lies 726 miles [1,168.4 km]<1> to the east of the Morey that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Morey.
- Michigan
- Missaukee County
- This Morey is located in Missaukee County and lies 1,119 miles [1,800.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Morey that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Missaukee County community of Morey.
- Mississippi
- Madison 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 Morey [Madison County].
- Nevada
- Nye County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Morey [Nye County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Morey ...
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.
- Cheek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cheek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheek
- China
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cottonwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cottonwood is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Elizabeth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Elizabeth is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Figridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Figridge is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Figridge
- Hebert
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hebert is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebert
- Lucas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lucas is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Meeker
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Meeker is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker
- Pine Island
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pine Island is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
- Sea Breeze
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sea Breeze is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Breeze
- Sunnyside
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sunnyside is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Winnie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Morey 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 Morey to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Morey and extending to:
- Beaumont, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Morey to Beaumont, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 208 miles [334.7 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,160 miles [1,866.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 46 days and walking would take 66 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,037 miles [11,325 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,755 miles [12,480.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,631 miles [9,062.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Morey) 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Morey 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> | 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 Morey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Morey 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 Morey. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.8813, Longitude: -94.2827 In this case, the coordinates for Morey have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.914 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.733 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.898 degrees. |
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