Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Morristown:
  • 44.553941, -72.639006
  • 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 Morristown

• 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 Lamoille County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lamoille County
  • Since Morristown is near Washington County and also Chittenden County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chittenden 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 Morristown

Communities Also Named Morristown ...

We found one communities that are also named Morristown.

Within Vermont, the name Morristown is unique.

Beyond Vermont, there is another community also named Morristown in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • New York
    • Saint Lawrence County
    • This Morristown is located in Saint Lawrence County and lies 147 miles [236.6 km]<1> to the west of the Morristown that is located in Lamoille County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Lawrence County community of Morristown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Morristown ...

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.

• Centerville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Centerville is located in Lamoille County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Cloverdale
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Cloverdale is located in Chittenden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
• Eden
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Eden is located in Lamoille County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden <2>
• Eden Mills
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Eden Mills is located in Lamoille County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Mills
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden Mills <2>
• Kents Corners
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Kents Corners is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Corners
• Mackville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Mackville is located in Caledonia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
• Maple Corner
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Maple Corner is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Corner
• Moscow
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Moscow is located in Lamoille County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moscow <2>
• Pottersville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Pottersville is located in Lamoille County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersville
• Shady Rill
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Shady Rill is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Rill
• Stevensville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Stevensville is located in Chittenden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevensville

How Far From Morristown to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Morristown to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Hyde Park, which is the Seat of Lamoille County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Montpelier, which is the State Capital of Vermont, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Morristown to Montpelier, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 451 miles [725.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,484 miles [8,825.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,203 miles [9,982.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,079 miles [6,564.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'