|
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.
- 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:
- 43.277229, -89.357941
- 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 Dane County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dane County
- Since Morrisonville is near Columbia County and also Sauk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sauk 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 Wisconsin, the name Morrisonville is unique.
Beyond Wisconsin, 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 266 miles [428.1 km]<1> to the south of the Morrisonville that is located in Dane 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 789 miles [1,269.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Morrisonville that is located in Dane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Morrisonville.
- Virginia
- Loudoun County
- This Morrisonville is located in Loudoun County and lies 667 miles [1,073.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Morrisonville that is located in Dane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Loudoun 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.
- Catfish ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Catfish is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
- Dane
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dane is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dane
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
- DeForest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lowville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lowville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowville
- Pebble Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pebble Valley is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Valley
- Raintree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Raintree is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree
- Sunburst
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sunburst is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunburst
- Token Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Token Creek is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Token Creek
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:
- Madison, which is the Seat of Dane County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Morrisonville to Madison, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 14 miles [22.5 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 708 miles [1,139.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,176 miles [9,939.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,921 miles [11,138.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,812 miles [7,744.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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: 43.2772, Longitude: -89.3579 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.586 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.84 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.034 degrees. |
|
|