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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 Morrison:
37.055425, -76.462727
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.
We found 21 communities that share the name Morrison.
Within Virginia, the name Morrison is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another 21 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 21 communities, twenty are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
California
El Dorado County
This Morrison is located in El Dorado County and lies 2,370 miles [3,814.1 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Dorado County community of Morrison.
Colorado
Jefferson County
This Morrison is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,560 miles [2,510.6 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Morrison.
Georgia
Bryan 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 Georgia community of Morrison [Bryan County].
Illinois
Whiteside County
This Morrison is located in Whiteside County and lies 790 miles [1,271.4 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whiteside County community of Morrison.
Iowa
Grundy County
This Morrison is located in Grundy County and lies 933 miles [1,501.5 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grundy County community of Morrison.
Kansas
Ford 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 Kansas community of Morrison [Ford County].
Louisiana
Pointe Coupee Parish
This Morrison is located in Pointe Coupee Parish and lies 966 miles [1,554.6 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pointe Coupee Parish community of Morrison.
Maryland
Allegany 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 Maryland community of Morrison [Allegany County].
Baltimore County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Morrison [Baltimore County].
Michigan
Antrim 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 Michigan community of Morrison [Antrim County].
Missouri
Gasconade County
This Morrison is located in Gasconade County and lies 833 miles [1,340.6 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gasconade County community of Morrison.
Ohio
Paulding 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 Ohio community of Morrison [Paulding County].
Oklahoma
Noble County
This Morrison is located in Noble County and lies 1,137 miles [1,829.8 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Noble County community of Morrison.
Oregon
Lincoln 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 Oregon community of Morrison [Lincoln County].
Pennsylvania
McKean 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 Pennsylvania community of Morrison [McKean County].
Quebec
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 Quebec community of Morrison.
South Carolina
Lancaster 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 South Carolina community of Morrison [Lancaster County].
Tennessee
Warren County
This Morrison is located in Warren County and lies 534 miles [859.4 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Morrison.
West Virginia
Braxton 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 West Virginia community of Morrison [Braxton County].
Nicholas 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 West Virginia community of Morrison [Nicholas County].
Wisconsin
Brown County
This Morrison is located in Brown County and lies 782 miles [1,258.5 km]<1> to the northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Morrison.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Morrison ...
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.
Cedar Grove (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Morrison to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Morrison and extending to:
Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 63 miles [101.4 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Morrison to Richmond, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 130 miles [209.2 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,951 miles [9,577.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,646 miles [10,695.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,527 miles [7,285.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
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- Morrison) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Morrison. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0554, Longitude: -76.4627 In this case, the coordinates for Morrison have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Morrison 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 . 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 Morrison, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>
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.
<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 Morrison 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 307.663 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.899 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.178 degrees.