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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 Moore's Bridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Moore's Bridge and the surrounding area.
- 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 Moore's Bridge:
- 33.448726, -87.793626
- 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 Moore's Bridge
- 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 Tuscaloosa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscaloosa County
- Since Moore's Bridge is near Pickens County and also Fayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pickens County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette 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 Moore's Bridge
Curious and Interesting Names Near Moore's Bridge ...
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.
- Bell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bell is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Bridgeview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeview is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeview
- Cherokee Shores
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee Shores is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Shores
- Cove Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cove Park is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Park
- Edwardian Place
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Edwardian Place is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardian Place
- Gordo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gumbud
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gumbud is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumbud
- High Cliff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- High Cliff is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Cliff
- Highview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Highview is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highview
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Jerusalem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jerusalem is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Lake Cove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Cove is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Cove
- Reform
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Samantha
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Samantha is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samantha
- Willow Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Point is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Point
- Zion
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Zion is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
How Far From Moore's Bridge 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 Moore's Bridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Moore's Bridge and extending to:
- Tuscaloosa, which is the Seat of Tuscaloosa County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Moore's Bridge to Tuscaloosa, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 113 miles [181.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 707 miles [1,137.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,596 miles [10,615.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,307 miles [11,759.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,183 miles [8,341.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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- Moore's Bridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Moore's Bridge 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 Moore's Bridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4487, Longitude: -87.7936 In this case, the coordinates for Moore's Bridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.271 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.966 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.711 degrees. |
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