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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 Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Moores Corner 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 Moores Corner:
- 40.266425, -87.651966
- 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 Corner
- 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 Vermilion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Vermilion County
- Since Moores Corner is near Warren County and also Vermillion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Vermillion 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 Corner
Communities Also Named Moores Corner ...
We found nine communities that are also named Moores Corner.
Within Illinois, the name Moores Corner is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- Kent County
- This Moores Corner is located in Kent County and lies 643 miles [1,034.8 km]<1> to the east of the Moores Corner that is located in Vermilion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Moores Corner.
- Maryland
- Wicomico County
- This Moores Corner is located in Wicomico County and lies 655 miles [1,054.1 km]<1> to the east of the Moores Corner that is located in Vermilion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of Moores Corner.
- Massachusetts
- Franklin County
- This Moores Corner is located in Franklin County and lies 800 miles [1,287.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Moores Corner that is located in Vermilion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Moores Corner.
- New Jersey
- Salem County
- This Moores Corner is located in Salem County and lies 646 miles [1,039.6 km]<1> to the east of the Moores Corner that is located in Vermilion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salem County community of Moores Corner.
- North Carolina
- Pamlico County
- This Moores Corner is located in Pamlico County and lies 698 miles [1,123.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Moores Corner that is located in Vermilion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pamlico County community of Moores Corner.
- South Carolina
- Charleston County
- This Moores Corner is located in Charleston County and lies 670 miles [1,078.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Moores Corner that is located in Vermilion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Moores Corner.
- Virginia
- Lunenburg County
- This Moores Corner is located in Lunenburg County and lies 550 miles [885.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Moores Corner that is located in Vermilion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lunenburg County community of Moores Corner.
- Stafford County
- This Moores Corner is located in Stafford County and lies 556 miles [894.8 km] to the east of the Moores Corner that is located in Vermilion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Moores Corner.
- Washington
- Pacific County
- This Moores Corner is located in Pacific County and lies 1,858 miles [2,990.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Moores Corner that is located in Vermilion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pacific County community of Moores Corner.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Moores Corner ...
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.
- Blue Grass ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Grass is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Grass
- Brothers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brothers is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brothers
- Bucktown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bucktown is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
- Danville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Denmark ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Denmark is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Glenburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Glenburn is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
- Gray Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gray Ford is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Ford
- Hartshorn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hartshorn is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartshorn
- Heaton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Heaton is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton
- Hillery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hillery is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillery
- Jamesburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jamesburg is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesburg
How Far From Moores Corner 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 Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Moores Corner and extending to:
- Danville, which is the Seat of Vermilion County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Moores Corner to Danville, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 110 miles [177 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 572 miles [920.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,261 miles [10,076.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,995 miles [11,257.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,875 miles [7,845.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Moores Corner) 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 Moores Corner 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 Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2664, Longitude: -87.6520 In this case, the coordinates for Moores Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.446 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.115 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.031 degrees. |
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