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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 Morgan Bluff, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Morgan Bluff 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 Morgan Bluff:
- 30.209096, -93.720998
- 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 Morgan Bluff
- 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 Orange County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
- Since Morgan Bluff is near Calcasieu Parish and also Newton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calcasieu Parish
- Open the eBird sighting report for Newton 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 Morgan Bluff
Communities Also Named Morgan Bluff ...
We found one communities that are also named Morgan Bluff.
Within Texas, the name Morgan Bluff is unique.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Morgan Bluff in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- Saint Tammany Parish
- This Morgan Bluff is located in Saint Tammany Parish and lies 239 miles [384.6 km]<1> to the east of the Morgan Bluff that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Tammany Parish community of Morgan Bluff.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Morgan Bluff ...
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.
- Bland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bland is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bland
- Cove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cove is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
- Deweyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Echo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Echo is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Francis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Francis is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
- Gratis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gratis is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratis
- Hartburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hartburg is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartburg
- Lemonville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lemonville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemonville
- Little Cypress
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Little Cypress is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cypress
- Mauriceville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Orange
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Starks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Morgan Bluff 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 Morgan Bluff to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Morgan Bluff and extending to:
- Orange, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies just to the South.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 239 miles [384.6 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Morgan Bluff to Austin, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,119 miles [1,800.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 64 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,998 miles [11,262.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,716 miles [12,417.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,591 miles [8,997.8 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Morgan Bluff) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Morgan Bluff 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 Morgan Bluff. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.2091, Longitude: -93.7210 In this case, the coordinates for Morgan Bluff have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.604 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.413 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.632 degrees. |
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