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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 Moro, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Moro 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 Moro:
- 38.924769, -90.022049
- 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 Moro
- 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Since Moro is near Macoupin County and also Saint Charles County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Macoupin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Charles 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 Moro
Communities Also Named Moro ...
We found four communities that are also named Moro.
Within Illinois, the name Moro is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Lee County
- This Moro is located in Lee County and lies 290 miles [466.7 km]<1> to the south of the Moro that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Moro.
- Louisiana
- Concordia Parish
- This Moro is located in Concordia Parish and lies 514 miles [827.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Moro that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Concordia Parish community of Moro.
- Maine
- Aroostook County
- This Moro is located in Aroostook County and lies 1,204 miles [1,937.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Moro that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aroostook County community of Moro.
- Oregon
- Sherman County
- This Moro is located in Sherman County and lies 1,623 miles [2,612 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Moro that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sherman County community of Moro.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Moro ...
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.
- Carpenter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Carpenter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Cottage Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cottage Hills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hills
- Holiday Shores
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Holiday Shores is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Shores
- Ivy Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ivy Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Heights
- Meadowbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Meadowbrook is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Prairietown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Prairietown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairietown
- Rosedale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rosedale is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Rosewood Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rosewood Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood Heights
- Wanda
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wanda is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanda
- Wood River
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Moro 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 Moro to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Moro and extending to:
- Edwardsville, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Moro to Springfield, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 697 miles [1,121.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,415 miles [10,323.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,151 miles [11,508.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,031 miles [8,096.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Moro) 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 Moro 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 Moro. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9248, Longitude: -90.0220 In this case, the coordinates for Moro have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.968 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.675 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.497 degrees. |
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