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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 Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Moores Crossroads 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 Crossroads:
    • 31.744608, -85.017150
    • 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 Crossroads
  • 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 Clay County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
    • Since Moores Crossroads is near Quitman County and also Henry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Quitman County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Henry 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 Crossroads

Communities Also Named Moores Crossroads ...

We found six communities that are also named Moores Crossroads.

Within Georgia, the name Moores Crossroads is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • DeKalb County
      • This Moores Crossroads is located in DeKalb County and lies 192 miles [309 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Moores Crossroads that is located in Clay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Moores Crossroads.
      • Randolph County
      • This Moores Crossroads is located in Randolph County and lies 98 miles [157.7 km] to the north of the Moores Crossroads that is located in Clay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Moores Crossroads.
      • Shelby County
      • This Moores Crossroads is located in Shelby County and lies 143 miles [230.1 km] to the northwest of the Moores Crossroads that is located in Clay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Moores Crossroads.
    • North Carolina
      • Johnston County
      • This Moores Crossroads is located in Johnston County and lies 477 miles [767.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Moores Crossroads that is located in Clay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnston County community of Moores Crossroads.
      • Wilson County
      • This Moores Crossroads is located in Wilson County and lies 482 miles [775.7 km] to the northeast of the Moores Crossroads that is located in Clay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Moores Crossroads.
    • South Carolina
      • Allendale County
      • This Moores Crossroads is located in Allendale County and lies 231 miles [371.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Moores Crossroads that is located in Clay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allendale County community of Moores Crossroads.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Moores Crossroads ...

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.

  • Cotton Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Cotton Hill is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
  • Crossroads
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Crossroads is located in Quitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
  • Days Crossroads
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Days Crossroads is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Crossroads
  • Hatcher
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Hatcher is located in Quitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatcher
  • Jones Crossing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jones Crossing is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossing
  • Pecan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Pecan is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan
  • Screamer
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Screamer is located in Henry County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamer
  • Springvale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Springvale is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
  • Springvale Station
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Springvale Station is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale Station
  • Union
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Union is located in Quitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union

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

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

  • Fort Gaines, which is the Seat of Clay County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Moores Crossroads to Fort Gaines, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 143 miles [230.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 667 miles [1,073.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,559 miles [10,555.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,255 miles [11,675.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,136 miles [8,265.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 from Point A (ie- Moores Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Crossroads 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 Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.7446, Longitude: -85.0172       In this case, the coordinates for Moores Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.513 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.697 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.983 degrees.