Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Morford:
  • 38.805088, -81.288730
  • 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 Morford

• 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 Roane County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Roane County
  • Since Morford is near Calhoun County and also Wirt County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wirt 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 Morford

Communities Also Named Morford ...

We found one communities that are also named Morford.

Within West Virginia, the name Morford is unique.

Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Morford in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Pennsylvania
    • Greene County
    • This Morford is located in Greene County and lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Morford that is located in Roane County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Morford.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Morford ...

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.

• Adam
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Adam is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adam
• Beech
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Beech is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
• Clover
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Clover is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover
• Grace
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Grace is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
• Green Acres
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Green Acres is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Leaning Oak
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Leaning Oak is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaning Oak
• Leatherbark
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Leatherbark is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherbark
• Liberty Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Liberty Hill is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
• Nancy Run
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Nancy Run is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nancy Run
• Otto
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Otto is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
• Pink
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Pink is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
• Quiet Vale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Quiet Vale is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Vale
• Speed
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Speed is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
• Walnut Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Walnut Grove is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove

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

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

• Spencer, which is the Seat of Roane County, lies just to the West.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Morford to Charleston, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 228 miles [366.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,079 miles [9,783.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,794 miles [10,933.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,669 miles [7,514 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'