Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Moss, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Moss and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Moss
- 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 Moss:
- 32.127648, -87.816676
- 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 Moss
- 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 Marengo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Marengo County
- Since Moss is near Clarke County and also Choctaw County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Clarke County
- eBird sighting report for Choctaw 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
Communities Also Named Moss ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Moss.
Within Alabama, the name Moss is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Imperial County
- This Moss is located in Imperial County and lies 1,602 miles [2,578.2 km]<1> to the west of the Moss that is located in Marengo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Imperial County community of Moss.
- Monterey County
- This Moss is located in Monterey County and lies 1,950 miles [3,138.2 km] to the west northwest of the Moss that is located in Marengo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monterey County community of Moss.
- Idaho
- Kansas
- Louisiana
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Lafayette County
- Although located in Lafayette County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lafayette County community of Moss.
- North Carolina
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Utah
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Moss ...
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.
- Aimwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Calvary
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Campground
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campground have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campground
- Campground is located in Marengo County
- Clayhill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Geneva
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Half Acre
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Acre
- Half Acre is located in Marengo County
- Former names for Half Acre:
- Hell's Half Acre
- Luther's Store
- Magnolia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Magnolia is located in Marengo County
- Octagon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Sweet Water
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
- Sweet Water is located in Marengo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
How Far From Moss 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 Moss 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<4> community of Moss once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Moss and extending to:
- Linden, which is the Seat of Marengo County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Moss to Linden, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 90 miles [144.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 764 miles [1,229.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,660 miles [10,718.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,367 miles [11,856 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,244 miles [8,439.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Moss) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Moss. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.1276, Longitude: -87.8167 In this case, the coordinates for Moss have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Moss 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Moss, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Moss to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.186 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.686 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.979 degrees. |