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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 Moxley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Moxley 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 Moxley:
    • 32.919345, -82.391163
    • 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 Moxley
  • 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 Moxley ...

We found four communities that share the name Moxley.

Within Georgia, the name Moxley is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Talladega County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Moxley [Talladega County].
    • Kentucky
      • Owen County
      • This Moxley is located in Owen County and lies 416 miles [669.5 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Moxley that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Owen County community of Moxley.
    • Maryland
      • Harford County
      • This Moxley is located in Harford County and lies 575 miles [925.4 km]<2> to the northeast of the Moxley that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Moxley.
    • North Carolina
      • Wilkes County
      • This Moxley is located in Wilkes County and lies 247 miles [397.5 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Moxley that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilkes County community of Moxley.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Moxley ...

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.

  • Drone
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drone
    • Drone is located in Burke County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 14,568 people
  • Gertrude
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gertrude have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gertrude
    • Gertrude is located in Burke County
  • Halls Crossing
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Crossing
    • Halls Crossing is located in Washington County
  • Kite
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kite
    • Kite is located in Johnson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kite <4>
  • Louisville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Magnolia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
    • Magnolia is located in Jefferson County
  • Pringle
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pringle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pringle
    • Pringle is located in Washington County
  • Riddleville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riddleville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleville
    • Riddleville is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
  • Rose
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose
    • Rose is located in Washington County
  • Summertown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summertown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summertown
    • Summertown is located in Emanuel County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summertown <4>
  • Three Points
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Points have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Points
    • Three Points is located in Emanuel County

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

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

  • Louisville, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the North.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 128 miles [206 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Moxley to Atlanta, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 509 miles [819.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,391 miles [10,285.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,084 miles [11,400.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,966 miles [7,992 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Moxley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Moxley 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.
<2>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- Moxley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Moxley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9193, Longitude: -82.3912    
<3>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.
<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 Moxley 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 311.068 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.195 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.73 degrees.









 

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