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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Morrison:
    • 38.225489, -80.904650
    • 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 Morrison
  • 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 Morrison ...

We found 21 communities that share the name Morrison.

There is one other community in West Virginia which is also named Morrison.

Beyond West Virginia, we know of another twenty communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twenty communities, twenty are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In West Virginia ...
    • Braxton County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Morrison [Braxton County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • El Dorado County
      • This Morrison is located in El Dorado County and lies 2,114 miles [3,402.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Morrison that is located in Nicholas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Dorado County community of Morrison.
    • Colorado
      • Jefferson County
      • This Morrison is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,304 miles [2,098.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Morrison that is located in Nicholas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Morrison.
    • Georgia
      • Bryan County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Morrison [Bryan County].
    • Illinois
      • Whiteside County
      • This Morrison is located in Whiteside County and lies 538 miles [865.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Morrison that is located in Nicholas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whiteside County community of Morrison.
    • Iowa
      • Grundy County
      • This Morrison is located in Grundy County and lies 681 miles [1,096 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Morrison that is located in Nicholas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grundy County community of Morrison.
    • Kansas
      • Ford County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Morrison [Ford County].
    • Louisiana
      • Pointe Coupee Parish
      • This Morrison is located in Pointe Coupee Parish and lies 795 miles [1,279.4 km]<2> to the southwest of the Morrison that is located in Nicholas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pointe Coupee Parish community of Morrison.
    • Maryland
      • Allegany County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Morrison [Allegany County].
      • Baltimore County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Morrison [Baltimore County].
    • Michigan
      • Antrim County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Morrison [Antrim County].
    • Missouri
      • Gasconade County
      • This Morrison is located in Gasconade County and lies 580 miles [933.4 km]<2> to the west of the Morrison that is located in Nicholas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gasconade County community of Morrison.
    • Ohio
      • Paulding County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Morrison [Paulding County].
    • Oklahoma
      • Noble County
      • This Morrison is located in Noble County and lies 894 miles [1,438.8 km]<2> to the west of the Morrison that is located in Nicholas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Noble County community of Morrison.
    • Oregon
      • Lincoln County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Morrison [Lincoln County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • McKean County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Morrison [McKean County].
    • Quebec
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Quebec community of Morrison.
    • South Carolina
      • Lancaster County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Morrison [Lancaster County].
    • Tennessee
      • Warren County
      • This Morrison is located in Warren County and lies 330 miles [531.1 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Morrison that is located in Nicholas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Morrison.
    • Virginia
      • Newport News City
      • This Morrison is located in Newport News City and lies 255 miles [410.4 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Morrison that is located in Nicholas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newport News City community of Morrison.
    • Wisconsin
      • Brown County
      • This Morrison is located in Brown County and lies 557 miles [896.4 km]<2> to the northwest of the Morrison that is located in Nicholas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Morrison.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Morrison ...

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.

  • Burl
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burl have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burl
    • Burl is located in Nicholas County
  • Elliot ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elliot have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
    • Elliot is located in Fayette County
  • Fowler Knob
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fowler Knob have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Knob
    • Fowler Knob is located in Nicholas County
  • Mount Lookout
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Lookout have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lookout
    • Mount Lookout is located in Nicholas County
  • Poe
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poe have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe
    • Poe is located in Nicholas County
  • Pool
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pool have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pool
    • Pool is located in Nicholas County
  • Sparks ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
    • Sparks is located in Nicholas County
  • Summersville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Woods Ferry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woods Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Ferry
    • Woods Ferry is located in Fayette County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Morrison once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Morrison and extending to:

  • Summersville, which is the Seat of Nicholas County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Morrison to Charleston, with an average speed<6> 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 213 miles [342.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> 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).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,801 miles [10,945.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,676 miles [7,525.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Morrison could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Morrison) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Morrison. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2255, Longitude: -80.9047       In this case, the coordinates for Morrison have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>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 Morrison, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Morrison to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.224 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.995 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.592 degrees.









 

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