Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Moody, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Moody and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Moody
- 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 Moody:
- 33.468445, -91.934855
- 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 Moody
- 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 Drew County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Drew County
- Since Moody is near Bradley County and also Ashley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bradley County
- eBird sighting report for Ashley 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 Moody ...
We found nineteen communities that share the name Moody.
Within Arkansas, the name Moody is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Alaska
- California
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Maine
- Aroostook 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 Maine community of Moody [Aroostook County].
- Penobscot County
- This Moody is located in Penobscot County and lies 1,440 miles [2,317.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Moody that is located in Drew County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Penobscot County community of Moody.
- York County
- This Moody is located in York County and lies 1,333 miles [2,145.3 km] to the northeast of the Moody that is located in Drew County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Moody.
- Missouri
- Howell County
- This Moody is located in Howell County and lies 211 miles [339.6 km]<1> to the north of the Moody that is located in Drew County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howell County community of Moody.
- Marion 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 Missouri community of Moody [Marion County].
- New York
- Ohio
- Oregon
- Lincoln County
- This Moody is located in Lincoln County and lies 1,865 miles [3,001.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Moody that is located in Drew County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Moody.
- Wasco County
- This Moody is located in Wasco County and lies 1,742 miles [2,803.5 km] to the northwest of the Moody that is located in Drew County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wasco County community of Moody.
- South Dakota
- Texas
- Washington
Curious and Interesting Names Near Moody ...
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.
- Carpenter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Goose Hollow
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goose Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Hollow
- Goose Hollow is located in Drew County
- Green Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Green Hill is located in Drew County
- Lacey
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- Lacey is located in Drew County
- Long View Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View Ferry
- Long View Ferry is located in Bradley County
- Longview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Mannstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Red Neck ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Moody to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Moody 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 community of Moody once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Moody and extending to:
- Monticello, which is the Seat of Drew County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Moody to Monticello, 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.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 89 miles [143.2 km] to the north (N). 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 909 miles [1,462.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,762 miles [10,882.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,485 miles [12,045.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,361 miles [8,627.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Moody) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Moody. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4684, Longitude: -91.9349 In this case, the coordinates for Moody 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Moody 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> | 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 Moody, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Moody 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 316.848 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.959 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.435 degrees. |