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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 Mora, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mora 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 Mora:
- 43.459610, -116.353174
- 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 Mora
- 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 Ada County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ada County
- Since Mora is near Canyon County and also Owyhee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Canyon County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Owyhee 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 Mora
Communities Also Named Mora ...
We found seven communities that are also named Mora.
Within Idaho, the name Mora is unique.
Beyond Idaho, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Mora is located in Hillsborough County and lies 2,159 miles [3,474.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Mora that is located in Ada County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Mora.
- Georgia
- Coffee County
- This Mora is located in Coffee County and lies 1,993 miles [3,207.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Mora that is located in Ada County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coffee County community of Mora.
- Louisiana
- Rapides Parish
- This Mora is located in Rapides Parish and lies 1,522 miles [2,449.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Mora that is located in Ada County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rapides Parish community of Mora.
- Minnesota
- Kanabec County
- This Mora is located in Kanabec County and lies 1,140 miles [1,834.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mora that is located in Ada County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kanabec County community of Mora.
- Missouri
- Benton County
- This Mora is located in Benton County and lies 1,248 miles [2,008.5 km]<1> to the east of the Mora that is located in Ada County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Mora.
- New Mexico
- Mora County
- This Mora is located in Mora County and lies 779 miles [1,253.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Mora that is located in Ada County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mora County community of Mora.
- Washington
- Clallam County
- This Mora is located in Clallam County and lies 503 miles [809.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Mora that is located in Ada County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clallam County community of Mora.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mora ...
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.
- Barber
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Barber is located in Ada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
- Cloverdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cloverdale is located in Ada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Deal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Deal is located in Canyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deal
- Garden City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hillcrest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hillcrest is located in Ada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Kings Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Corner is located in Canyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Corner
- Melba
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Meridian
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Swan Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Swan Falls is located in Ada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Falls
- Ustick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ustick is located in Ada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ustick
- Walters Ferry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Walters Ferry is located in Canyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters Ferry
How Far From Mora 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 Mora to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mora and extending to:
- Boise, which is the Seat of Ada County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mora to Boise, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Boise, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast (NE). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,048 miles [3,295.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 4 days, a buggy would take 80 days and walking would take 117 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,932 miles [11,156 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,700 miles [12,391.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,735 miles [9,229.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mora) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Mora 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 Mora. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.4596, Longitude: -116.3532 In this case, the coordinates for Mora have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.718 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.161 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.248 degrees. |
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