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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 Moulton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Moulton 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 Moulton:
- 40.685896, -92.677136
- 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 Moulton
- 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 Moulton ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Moulton.
Within Iowa, the name Moulton is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Lawrence County
- This Moulton is located in Lawrence County and lies 519 miles [835.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Moulton that is located in Appanoose County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Moulton.
- Arkansas
- Columbia 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 Arkansas community of Moulton [Columbia County].
- Illinois
- Shelby 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 Illinois community of Moulton [Shelby County].
- Montana
- Fergus County
- This Moulton is located in Fergus County and lies 944 miles [1,519.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Moulton that is located in Appanoose County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fergus County community of Moulton.
- Nebraska
- Loup County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Loup County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Loup County community of Moulton.
- North Carolina
- Franklin County
- This Moulton is located in Franklin County and lies 838 miles [1,348.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Moulton that is located in Appanoose County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Moulton.
- Ohio
- Auglaize County
- This Moulton is located in Auglaize County and lies 439 miles [706.5 km]<1> to the east of the Moulton that is located in Appanoose County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Auglaize County community of Moulton.
- Lawrence County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Moulton [Lawrence County].
- South Dakota
- Pennington 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 South Dakota community of Moulton [Pennington County].
- Texas
- Lavaca County
- This Moulton is located in Lavaca County and lies 807 miles [1,298.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Moulton that is located in Appanoose County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lavaca County community of Moulton.
- Washington
- Clark County
- This Moulton is located in Clark County and lies 1,526 miles [2,455.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Moulton that is located in Appanoose County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Moulton.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Moulton ...
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.
- Blackhawk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackhawk have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackhawk
- Blackhawk is located in Davis County
- Centerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Chapel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel
- Chapel is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Coal City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Coal City is located in Appanoose County
- Coatsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coatsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatsville
- Coatsville is located in Schuyler County (MO)
- Dean
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dean have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
- Dean is located in Appanoose County
- Mark
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mark. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark
- Mark is located in Davis County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Mark
- From Moulton to Mark
- Orleans
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orleans have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Orleans is located in Appanoose County
- Paris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Thirty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thirty have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thirty
- Thirty is located in Appanoose County
- Unionville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Unionville is located in Appanoose County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unionville <5>
How Far From Moulton 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 city such as Moulton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Moulton and extending to:
- Centerville, which is the Seat of Appanoose County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Moulton to Centerville, with an average speed<7> 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.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 79 miles [127.1 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 837 miles [1,347 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,423 miles [10,336.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,168 miles [11,535.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,058 miles [8,140.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Moulton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Moulton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6859, Longitude: -92.6771 |
| <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 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 Moulton 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 Moulton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 Moulton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.808 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.028 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.385 degrees. |
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