Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Morlunda:
  • 37.831510, -80.491466
  • 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 Morlunda

• 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 Greenbrier County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greenbrier County
  • Since Morlunda is near Monroe County and also Summers County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Summers 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 Morlunda

Curious and Interesting Names Near Morlunda ...

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.

• Blue Sulphur Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Blue Sulphur Springs is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Sulphur Springs
• Brink ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Brink is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brink
• Cornstalk
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Cornstalk is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornstalk
• Crowfields
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Crowfields is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowfields
• Half Way
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Half Way is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Way
• Hopper
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Hopper is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopper
• Lewisburg
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lewisburg is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,766 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisburg <1>
• Organ Cave
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Organ Cave is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Organ Cave
• Rockland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Rockland is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
• Rolling Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Rolling Hills is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
• Snowflake
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Snowflake is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowflake
• Teaberry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Teaberry is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaberry
• Walnut Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Walnut Hills is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Morlunda and extending to:

• Lewisburg, which is the Seat of Greenbrier County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Morlunda to Charleston, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 201 miles [323.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,089 miles [9,799.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,798 miles [10,940.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,674 miles [7,522.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'