Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Moores Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Moores Valley and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Moores Valley

• 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 Moores Valley:
  • 32.060981, -87.630003
  • 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 Moores Valley

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marengo County
  • Since Moores Valley is near Wilcox County and also Clarke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wilcox County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke 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 Moores Valley

Curious and Interesting Names Near Moores Valley ...

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.

• Boiling Springs
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Boiling Springs is located in Wilcox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
• Catherine
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Catherine is located in Wilcox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine
• Choctaw Corner
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Choctaw Corner is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Corner
• Clayhill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Clayhill is located in Marengo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayhill
• Flatwood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Flatwood is located in Marengo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwood
• Magnolia
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Magnolia is located in Marengo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
• Octagon
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Octagon is located in Marengo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octagon
• Pope
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Pope is located in Marengo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
• Prairie
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Prairie is located in Wilcox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie
• Roundhill
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Roundhill is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundhill
• Vineland
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Vineland is located in Marengo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
• Yellow Bluff
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Yellow Bluff is located in Wilcox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bluff
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
• Yellow Bluff Ferry
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Yellow Bluff Ferry is located in Wilcox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bluff Ferry

How Far From Moores Valley 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 Moores Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Moores Valley and extending to:

• Linden, which is the Seat of Marengo County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Moores Valley to Linden, with an average speed<2> 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 6 hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 80 miles [128.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 759 miles [1,221.5 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,656 miles [10,711.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,361 miles [11,846.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,239 miles [8,431.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'