Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Moyock, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Moyock and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Moyock
- 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 Moyock:
- 36.524812, -76.178323
- 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 Moyock
- 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 Currituck County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Currituck County
- Since Moyock is near Chesapeake City and also Camden County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Chesapeake City
- eBird sighting report for Camden 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 Moyock ...
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.
- Greentown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Guinea
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Gum Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gum Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Corner
- Gum Corner is located in Currituck County
- Hickory
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Lilly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Long Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Ridge
- Long Ridge is located in Chesapeake City (VA)
- Morse
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Panther Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panther Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Landing
- Panther Landing is located in Currituck County
- Pierceville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierceville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Pierceville is located in Camden County
- Sign Pine ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Tar Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tar Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Corner
- Tar Corner is located in Camden County
- Vine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Moyock 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 Moyock to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Moyock and extending to:
- Currituck, which is the Seat of Currituck County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Moyock to Currituck, 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.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 146 miles [235 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 170 miles [273.6 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,961 miles [9,593.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,652 miles [10,705.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,535 miles [7,298.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Moyock. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Currituck County: www.co.currituck.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Moyock) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Moyock. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5248, Longitude: -76.1783 |
| <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 Moyock to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.53 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.666 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.263 degrees. |