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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 Moores Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Moores Mill and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Mill:
    • 33.294006, -92.007634
    • 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 Mill
  • 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 Ashley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Ashley County
    • Since Moores Mill is near Bradley County and also Drew County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bradley County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Drew 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 Mill

Communities Also Named Moores Mill ...

We found nine communities that are also named Moores Mill.

Within Arkansas, the name Moores Mill is unique.

Beyond Arkansas, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Madison County
      • This Moores Mill is located in Madison County and lies 331 miles [532.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Moores Mill that is located in Ashley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Moores Mill.
    • Kentucky
      • Monroe 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 Kentucky community of Moores Mill [Monroe County].
    • Maryland
      • Harford County
      • This Moores Mill is located in Harford County and lies 969 miles [1,559.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Moores Mill that is located in Ashley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Moores Mill.
    • Mississippi
      • Tishomingo County
      • This Moores Mill is located in Tishomingo County and lies 226 miles [363.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Moores Mill that is located in Ashley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tishomingo County community of Moores Mill.
    • Missouri
      • Callaway County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Callaway County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Callaway County community of Moores Mill.
    • New Jersey
      • Burlington County
      • This Moores Mill is located in Burlington County and lies 1,057 miles [1,701.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Moores Mill that is located in Ashley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burlington County community of Moores Mill.
    • New York
      • Dutchess County
      • This Moores Mill is located in Dutchess County and lies 1,153 miles [1,855.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Moores Mill that is located in Ashley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dutchess County community of Moores Mill.
    • Virginia
      • Henry 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 Virginia community of Moores Mill [Henry County].
      • Richmond County
      • This Moores Mill is located in Richmond County and lies 917 miles [1,475.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Moores Mill that is located in Ashley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Moores Mill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Moores Mill ...

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.

  • Bovine
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Bovine is located in Ashley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovine
  • Brushy ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Brushy is located in Ashley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy
  • Crossroad
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Crossroad is located in Ashley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroad
  • Fountain Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Fountain Hill is located in Ashley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
  • Johnsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Johnsville is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
  • Long View Ferry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Long View Ferry is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View Ferry
  • Longview
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Longview is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
  • Longview Crossing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Longview Crossing is located in Ashley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Crossing
  • Pine Island Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Pine Island Landing is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island Landing

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Moores Mill and extending to:

  • Hamburg, which is the Seat of Ashley County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Moores Mill to Hamburg, with an average speed<4> 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 100 miles [160.9 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 three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 919 miles [1,479 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 53 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,773 miles [10,900.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,496 miles [12,063.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,372 miles [8,645.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Moores Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Moores Mill 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 Moores Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>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 Moores Mill 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 Moores Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2940, Longitude: -92.0076       In this case, the coordinates for Moores Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.877 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.97 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.494 degrees.