Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Morattico, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Morattico and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Morattico

• 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 Morattico:
  • 37.789305, -76.629122
  • 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 Morattico

• 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 Lancaster County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
  • Since Morattico is near Richmond County and also Middlesex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Middlesex 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 Morattico

Curious and Interesting Names Near Morattico ...

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.

• Bridgetown ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Bridgetown is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
• Fairplay
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Fairplay is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
• Greenvale ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenvale is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale
• Griffins Landing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Griffins Landing is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins Landing
• Laneview
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Laneview is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneview
• Lively
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Lively is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lively
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lively <1>
• Mollusk
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Mollusk is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollusk
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mollusk <1>
• Moon Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Moon Corner is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Corner
• Nesting
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Nesting is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesting
• Nuttsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Nuttsville is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nuttsville
• Pierces Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Pierces Corner is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierces Corner
• Tidewater
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Tidewater is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidewater
• Wildwood Beach
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Wildwood Beach is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Beach

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Morattico and extending to:

• Lancaster, which is the Seat of Lancaster County, lies just to the East.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Morattico to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 79 miles [127.1 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,927 miles [9,538.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,626 miles [10,663.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,505 miles [7,250.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'