Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Moffits Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Moffits Mill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Moffits Mill
- 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 Moffits Mill:
- 32.510139, -85.185217
- 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 Moffits Mill
- 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 Lee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lee County
- Since Moffits Mill is near Russell County and also Muscogee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Russell County
- eBird sighting report for Muscogee 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Moffits Mill ...
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.
- Bibb City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Brickyard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - City Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for City Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Village
- City Village is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Columbus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Columbus is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196,442 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <2>
- Crescent Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Ridge
- Crescent Ridge is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Dinglewood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dinglewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinglewood
- Dinglewood is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Double Churches
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Double Churches have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Churches
- Double Churches is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Edgewood Forest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewood Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Forest
- Edgewood Forest is located in Lee County
- Green Island Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Island Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Island Hills
- Green Island Hills is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Hopewell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Meadows Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadows Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows Crossroads
- Meadows Crossroads is located in Lee County
- Meadows Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadows Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows Mill
- Meadows Mill is located in Lee County
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- Mechanicsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mechanicsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Mechanicsville is located in Lee County
- Piney Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Piney Grove is located in Harris County (GA)
- Prince Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince Crossroads
- Prince Crossroads is located in Lee County
- Ranch Forest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ranch Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranch Forest
- Ranch Forest is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Rolling Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Rolling Hills is located in Russell County
- Rose Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Rose Hill Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Hill Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Heights
- Rose Hill Heights is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Sandfort
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mechanicsville
How Far From Moffits Mill to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Moffits Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Moffits Mill and extending to:
- Opelika, which is the Seat of Lee County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Moffits Mill to Opelika, with an average speed<4> 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.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 65 miles [104.6 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 634 miles [1,020.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,531 miles [10,510.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,230 miles [11,635.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,110 miles [8,223.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Moffits Mill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Moffits Mill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Moffits Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5101, Longitude: -85.1852 In this case, the coordinates for Moffits Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Moffits Mill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.657 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.97 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.881 degrees. |