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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 Mooresville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mooresville 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 Mooresville:
- 34.627805, -86.880147
- 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 Mooresville
- 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 Limestone County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Limestone County
- Since Mooresville is near Morgan County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Mooresville
Communities Also Named Mooresville ...
We found twelve communities that are also named Mooresville.
Within Alabama, the name Mooresville is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, eleven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Prairie County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Mooresville [Prairie County].
- Indiana
- DeKalb County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Mooresville [DeKalb County].
- Morgan County
- This Mooresville is located in Morgan County and lies 344 miles [553.6 km]<3> to the north of the Mooresville that is located in Limestone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Mooresville.
- Kentucky
- Washington County
- This Mooresville is located in Washington County and lies 236 miles [379.8 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Mooresville that is located in Limestone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Mooresville.
- Maine
- Piscataquis County
- This Mooresville is located in Piscataquis County and lies 1,194 miles [1,921.6 km]<3> to the northeast of the Mooresville that is located in Limestone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Piscataquis County community of Mooresville.
- Missouri
- Livingston County
- This Mooresville is located in Livingston County and lies 515 miles [828.8 km]<3> to the northwest of the Mooresville that is located in Limestone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Mooresville.
- North Carolina
- Iredell County
- This Mooresville is located in Iredell County and lies 348 miles [560.1 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Mooresville that is located in Limestone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iredell County community of Mooresville.
- Ohio
- Ross County
- This Mooresville is located in Ross County and lies 393 miles [632.5 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Mooresville that is located in Limestone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ross County community of Mooresville.
- Ontario
- This Mooresville lies 661 miles [1,063.8 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Mooresville that is located in Limestone County.
- Pennsylvania
- Huntingdon County
- This Mooresville is located in Huntingdon County and lies 639 miles [1,028.4 km]<3> to the northeast of the Mooresville that is located in Limestone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Huntingdon County community of Mooresville.
- Tennessee
- Marshall County
- This Mooresville is located in Marshall County and lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<3> to the north of the Mooresville that is located in Limestone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Mooresville.
- West Virginia
- Monongalia County
- This Mooresville is located in Monongalia County and lies 509 miles [819.2 km]<3> to the northeast of the Mooresville that is located in Limestone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monongalia County community of Mooresville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mooresville ...
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.
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Burningtree Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Burningtree Mountain is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burningtree Mountain
- Cave Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cave Springs is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Cedar Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Lake is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
- Crowtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Crowtown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowtown
- Flint City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Flint City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint City
- Harris Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hickory Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Hills is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Maplewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Maplewood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Priceville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rockhouse Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rockhouse Landing is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse Landing
- Rocky Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Point is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Rolling Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rolling Hills is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Six Way
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Six Way is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Way
- Sweetwater
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sweetwater is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Tanner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tanner Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tanner Crossroads is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner Crossroads
How Far From Mooresville 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 town such as Mooresville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mooresville and extending to:
- Athens, which is the Seat of Limestone County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Mooresville to Athens, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 158 miles [254.3 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 618 miles [994.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,502 miles [10,464 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,215 miles [11,611.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,090 miles [8,191.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mooresville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Mooresville 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mooresville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Mooresville 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 Mooresville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6278, Longitude: -86.8801 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.787 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.569 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.086 degrees. |
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