Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Morse, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Morse and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Morse
- 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 Morse:
- 36.062535, -101.475442
- 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 Morse
- 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 Hansford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Hansford County
- Since Morse is near Hutchinson County and also Moore County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hutchinson County
- eBird sighting report for Moore 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Morse ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Morse.
Within Texas, the name Morse is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, nine are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Louisiana
- New York
- North Carolina
- Oklahoma
- Quebec
- This Morse lies 1,659 miles [2,669.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Morse that is located in Hansford County.
- Saskatchewan
- This Morse lies 1,028 miles [1,654.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Morse that is located in Hansford County.
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Morse ...
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.
- Cactus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cactus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cactus
- Cactus is located in Moore County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,235 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cactus <4>
- Electric City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Electric City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electric City
- Electric City is located in Hutchinson County
- Oil City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south) - Pringle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pringle
- Pringle is located in Hutchinson County
- Spearman
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearman
- Spearman is located in Hansford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,178 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spearman <4>
- Sunray
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunray have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunray
- Sunray is located in Moore County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,785 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunray <4>
How Far From Morse to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Morse to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Morse and extending to:
- Spearman, which is the Seat of Hansford County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Morse to Spearman, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over 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 454 miles [730.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,349 miles [2,171 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 53 days and walking would take 77 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,971 miles [11,218.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,723 miles [12,429 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,622 miles [9,047.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Morse. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Morse) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Morse. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0625, Longitude: -101.4754 In this case, the coordinates for Morse have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Morse, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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'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 Morse to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 323.578 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 321.163 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.528 degrees. |