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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 Morrisonville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Morrisonville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Morrisonville:
    • 39.223366, -77.668261
    • 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 Morrisonville
  • 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 Loudoun County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Loudoun County
    • Since Morrisonville is near Frederick County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Morrisonville

Communities Also Named Morrisonville ...

We found four communities that are also named Morrisonville.

Within Virginia, the name Morrisonville is unique.

Beyond Virginia, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Christian County
      • This Morrisonville is located in Christian County and lies 629 miles [1,012.3 km]<1> to the west of the Morrisonville that is located in Loudoun County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Christian County community of Morrisonville.
    • Louisiana
      • Iberville Parish
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Morrisonville [Iberville Parish].
    • New York
      • Clinton County
      • This Morrisonville is located in Clinton County and lies 432 miles [695.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Morrisonville that is located in Loudoun County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Morrisonville.
    • Wisconsin
      • Dane County
      • This Morrisonville is located in Dane County and lies 667 miles [1,073.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Morrisonville that is located in Loudoun County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dane County community of Morrisonville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Morrisonville ...

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.

  • Britain
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Britain is located in Loudoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britain
  • Georges Mill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Georges Mill is located in Loudoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Mill
  • Ivandale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Ivandale is located in Loudoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivandale
  • Keys Gap
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Keys Gap is located in Loudoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys Gap
  • Loyalty
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Loyalty is located in Loudoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalty
  • Mechanicsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Mechanicsville is located in Loudoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
  • Milltown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Milltown is located in Loudoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
  • Mountain Mission
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Mountain Mission is located in Jefferson County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Mission
  • Scattersville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Scattersville is located in Loudoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scattersville
  • Shoemaker
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Shoemaker is located in Loudoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemaker
  • Silver Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Silver Grove is located in Jefferson County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Grove
  • Stumptown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Stumptown is located in Loudoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
  • Wheatland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Morrisonville and extending to:

  • Leesburg, which is the Seat of Loudoun County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Morrisonville to Leesburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 116 miles [186.7 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 40 miles [64.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,910 miles [9,511.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,618 miles [10,650.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,494 miles [7,232.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Morrisonville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Morrisonville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Morrisonville 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 Morrisonville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2234, Longitude: -77.6683       In this case, the coordinates for Morrisonville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.243 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.891 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.857 degrees.