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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 Moreland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Moreland 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 Moreland:
    • 33.286312, -84.769868
    • 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 Moreland
  • 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 Coweta County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Coweta County
    • Since Moreland is near Meriwether County and also Troup County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Meriwether County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Troup 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 Moreland

Communities Also Named Moreland ...

We found eighteen communities that are also named Moreland.

Within Georgia, the name Moreland is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of eighteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eighteen communities, seventeen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Winston County
      • This Moreland is located in Winston County and lies 159 miles [255.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Moreland that is located in Coweta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winston County community of Moreland.
    • Arizona
      • Yavapai County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Yavapai County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yavapai County community of Moreland.
    • Arkansas
      • Pope County
      • This Moreland is located in Pope County and lies 490 miles [788.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Moreland that is located in Coweta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pope County community of Moreland.
    • California
      • Santa Clara County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Moreland [Santa Clara County].
    • Idaho
      • Bingham County
      • This Moreland is located in Bingham County and lies 1,639 miles [2,637.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Moreland that is located in Coweta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bingham County community of Moreland.
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This Moreland is located in Cook County and lies 615 miles [989.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Moreland that is located in Coweta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Moreland.
    • Kentucky
      • Lincoln County
      • This Moreland is located in Lincoln County and lies 291 miles [468.3 km]<1> to the north of the Moreland that is located in Coweta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Moreland.
    • Louisiana
      • East Baton Rouge Parish
      • This Moreland is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 422 miles [679.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Moreland that is located in Coweta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Moreland.
      • Rapides Parish
      • This Moreland is located in Rapides Parish and lies 469 miles [754.8 km] to the west southwest of the Moreland that is located in Coweta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rapides Parish community of Moreland.
    • New York
      • Schuyler County
      • This Moreland is located in Schuyler County and lies 755 miles [1,215.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Moreland that is located in Coweta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuyler County community of Moreland.
    • Ohio
      • Stark County
      • This Moreland is located in Stark County and lies 550 miles [885.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Moreland that is located in Coweta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stark County community of Moreland.
      • Wayne County
      • This Moreland is located in Wayne County and lies 535 miles [861 km] to the north northeast of the Moreland that is located in Coweta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Moreland.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Lycoming County
      • This Moreland is located in Lycoming County and lies 704 miles [1,133 km]<1> to the northeast of the Moreland that is located in Coweta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lycoming County community of Moreland.
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Moreland lies 1,519 miles [2,444.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Moreland that is located in Coweta County.
    • South Carolina
      • Berkeley County
      • This Moreland is located in Berkeley County and lies 282 miles [453.8 km]<1> to the east of the Moreland that is located in Coweta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkeley County community of Moreland.
      • Charleston County
      • This Moreland is located in Charleston County and lies 279 miles [449 km] to the east of the Moreland that is located in Coweta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Moreland.
    • Texas
      • Navarro County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Moreland [Navarro County].
    • Virginia
      • Stafford County
      • This Moreland is located in Stafford County and lies 538 miles [865.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Moreland that is located in Coweta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Moreland.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Moreland ...

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.

  • Blackjack
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Blackjack is located in Coweta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack
  • Cedar Trace
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedar Trace is located in Coweta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Trace
  • Elders Mill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Elders Mill is located in Coweta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elders Mill
  • Farmdale ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Farmdale is located in Coweta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmdale
  • Grantville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lone Oak
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Lone Oak is located in Meriwether County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
  • Longstreet
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Longstreet is located in Coweta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longstreet
  • Luthersville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Raymond
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Raymond is located in Coweta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
  • Trimble
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Trimble is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
  • Vineyard Crossroads
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Vineyard Crossroads is located in Coweta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Crossroads
  • Welcome
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Welcome is located in Coweta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
  • Whispering Pines
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Whispering Pines is located in Coweta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
  • Woodsmoke
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodsmoke is located in Coweta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsmoke

How Far From Moreland 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 town such as Moreland to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Newnan, which is the Seat of Coweta County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Moreland to Atlanta, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 579 miles [931.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,477 miles [10,423.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,179 miles [11,553.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,057 miles [8,138.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

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- Moreland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Moreland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Moreland 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.
<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 Moreland 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 Moreland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2863, Longitude: -84.7699       In this case, the coordinates for Moreland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.457 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.847 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.545 degrees.