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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 Morton Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Morton Grove 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 Morton Grove:
    • 39.481486, -78.262229
    • 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 Morton Grove
  • 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 Morgan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
    • Since Morton Grove is near Frederick County and also Hampshire County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hampshire 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 Morton Grove

Communities Also Named Morton Grove ...

We found one communities that are also named Morton Grove.

Within West Virginia, the name Morton Grove is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This Morton Grove is located in Cook County and lies 528 miles [849.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Morton Grove that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Morton Grove.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Morton Grove ...

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.

  • Baileys Ford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Baileys Ford is located in Frederick County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileys Ford
  • Bath
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Bath is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
  • Cross Junction
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Doe Gully
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Doe Gully is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Gully
  • Duckwall
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Duckwall is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckwall
  • Elk Branch ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Elk Branch is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Branch
  • Fairplay
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Fairplay is located in Allegany County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
  • Good
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Good is located in Frederick County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good
  • Goose Nest
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Goose Nest is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Nest
  • Green Ridge
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Green Ridge is located in Allegany County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
  • Greenwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenwood is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Jimtown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jimtown is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Jones Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jones Springs is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Springs
    • Light ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Light is located in Frederick County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light
    • Little Orleans
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Magnolia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Magnolia is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
    • Orleans Cross Roads
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Orleans Cross Roads is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Cross Roads
    • Paw Paw
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Ridersville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Ridersville is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridersville
    • Shanghai
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Shanghai is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai
    • Sir Johns Run
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Sir Johns Run is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sir Johns Run
    • Tomahawk
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Tomahawk is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
    • Union Corner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Union Corner is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Corner

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

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

  • Berkeley Springs, which is the Seat of Morgan County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Morton Grove to Berkeley Springs, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 197 miles [317 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 76 miles [122.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,924 miles [9,533.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,634 miles [10,676.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,510 miles [7,258.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Morton Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Morton Grove 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 Morton Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4815, Longitude: -78.2622       In this case, the coordinates for Morton Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.583 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.317 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.014 degrees.