Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Morefield:
  • 36.913716, -82.302087
  • 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 Morefield

• 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 Russell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Russell County
  • Since Morefield is near Wise County and also Dickenson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wise County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dickenson 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 Morefield

Curious and Interesting Names Near Morefield ...

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.

• Boody
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Boody is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boody
• Carfax
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Carfax is located in Wise County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carfax
• Counts
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Counts is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Counts
• Dry Fork
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Dry Fork is located in Wise County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Fork
• Gravel Lick
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Gravel Lick is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Lick
• Hazel
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hazel is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel
• John
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • John is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John
• Lonesome ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Lonesome is located in Wise County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonesome
• Mew
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Mew is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mew
• Rural
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Rural is located in Wise County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
• Sun
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Sun is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
• Temple Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Temple Hill is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Hill
• Virginia City
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Virginia City is located in Wise County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Morefield and extending to:

• Lebanon, which is the Seat of Russell County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Morefield to Lebanon, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 271 miles [436.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 317 miles [510.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,206 miles [9,987.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,916 miles [11,130.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,792 miles [7,712 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'