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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 Moons, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Moons 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 Moons:
- 34.930562, -85.348719
- 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 Moons
- 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 Walker County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Walker County
- Since Moons is near Dade County and also Hamilton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dade County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton 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 Moons
Communities Also Named Moons ...
We found four communities that are also named Moons.
Within Georgia, the name Moons is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Chautauqua County
- This Moons is located in Chautauqua County and lies 603 miles [970.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Moons that is located in Walker County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chautauqua County community of Moons.
- Ohio
- Fayette 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 Ohio community of Moons [Fayette County].
- Pennsylvania
- Somerset 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 Pennsylvania community of Moons [Somerset County].
- Tennessee
- Henry County
- This Moons is located in Henry County and lies 184 miles [296.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Moons that is located in Walker County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Moons.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Moons ...
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.
- Cannon Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cannon Crossing is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Crossing
- Dickey ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dickey is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
- Eagle Cliff
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Eagle Cliff is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Cliff
- Fantasy Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fantasy Hills is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fantasy Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 316 people
- Green Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Green Hills is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Happy Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Happy Valley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Estimated population in 2019: 192 people
- Haysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Haysville is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- High Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- High Point is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Jamesburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jamesburg is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesburg
- Lookout Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mountain View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain View is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Orchard Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Orchard Hills is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 232 people
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Park City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Park City is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Piney Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Piney Woods is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Woods
- Robertsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Robertsville is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- Rock City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rock City is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Shadynook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shadynook is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadynook
- Wildwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Moons 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 Moons to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Moons and extending to:
- LaFayette, which is the Seat of Walker County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Moons to LaFayette, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 97 miles [156.1 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 534 miles [859.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,424 miles [10,338.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,134 miles [11,481.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,010 miles [8,062.8 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Moons) 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Moons 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Moons 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 Moons. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9306, Longitude: -85.3487 In this case, the coordinates for Moons have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.873 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.557 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.386 degrees. |
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