Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Morrisville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Morrisville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Morrisville
- 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 Morrisville:
- 38.501792, -77.699990
- 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 Morrisville
- 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 Fauquier County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Fauquier County
- Since Morrisville is near Stafford County and also Culpeper County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Stafford County
- eBird sighting report for Culpeper 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 Morrisville ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name Morrisville.
Within Virginia, the name Morrisville is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fourteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Calhoun County
- This Morrisville is located in Calhoun County and lies 566 miles [910.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Morrisville that is located in Fauquier County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Morrisville.
- Geneva County
- 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 Alabama community of Morrisville [Geneva County].
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- This Morrisville is located in Baltimore County and lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Morrisville that is located in Fauquier County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Morrisville.
- Missouri
- Polk County
- This Morrisville is located in Polk County and lies 857 miles [1,379.2 km]<1> to the west of the Morrisville that is located in Fauquier County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Morrisville.
- New Jersey
- Camden County
- This Morrisville is located in Camden County and lies 174 miles [280 km]<1> to the northeast of the Morrisville that is located in Fauquier County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Morrisville.
- New York
- Madison County
- This Morrisville is located in Madison County and lies 322 miles [518.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Morrisville that is located in Fauquier County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Morrisville.
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Morrisville lies 1,273 miles [2,048.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Morrisville that is located in Fauquier County.
- North Carolina
- Durham County
- This Morrisville is located in Durham County and lies 194 miles [312.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Morrisville that is located in Fauquier County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Durham County community of Morrisville.
- Ohio
- Clinton County
- This Morrisville is located in Clinton County and lies 333 miles [535.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Morrisville that is located in Fauquier County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Morrisville.
- Ontario
- This Morrisville lies 574 miles [923.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Morrisville that is located in Fauquier County.
- Pennsylvania
- Bucks County
- This Morrisville is located in Bucks County and lies 195 miles [313.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Morrisville that is located in Fauquier County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Morrisville.
- Greene County
- This Morrisville is located in Greene County and lies 163 miles [262.3 km] to the northwest of the Morrisville that is located in Fauquier County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Morrisville.
- South Carolina
- Williamsburg County
- This Morrisville is located in Williamsburg County and lies 353 miles [568.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Morrisville that is located in Fauquier County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamsburg County community of Morrisville.
- Vermont
- Lamoille County
- This Morrisville is located in Lamoille County and lies 494 miles [795 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Morrisville that is located in Fauquier County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lamoille County community of Morrisville.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Morrisville ...
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.
- Bleak
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Deep Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Elk Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Golden Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hills
- Golden Hills is located in Fauquier County
- Goldvein
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goldvein have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldvein
- Goldvein is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goldvein <4>
- Kellys Ford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kellys Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Ford
- Kellys Ford is located in Culpeper County
- Kings Grant
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Grant
- Kings Grant is located in Stafford County
- Mount Holly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Holly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
- Mount Holly is located in Fauquier County
- Queens Guard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queens Guard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Guard
- Queens Guard is located in Stafford County
- Silver Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
- Silver Hill is located in Fauquier County
- Skyline Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skyline Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Hills
- Skyline Hills is located in Stafford County
- Sumerduck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sumerduck have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumerduck
- Sumerduck is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumerduck <4>
How Far From Morrisville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Morrisville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Morrisville and extending to:
- Warrenton, which is the Seat of Fauquier County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Morrisville to Warrenton, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 67 miles [107.8 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 45 miles [72.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,942 miles [9,562.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,647 miles [10,697.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,524 miles [7,280.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Morrisville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Fauquier County: www.fauquiercounty.gov/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
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- Morrisville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Morrisville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5018, Longitude: -77.7000 In this case, the coordinates for Morrisville 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 Morrisville, 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 Morrisville 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 308.303 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.849 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.142 degrees. |