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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 Moberly, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Moberly 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 Moberly:
    • 38.269788, -86.209419
    • 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 Moberly
  • 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 Moberly ...

We found four communities that share the name Moberly.

Within Indiana, the name Moberly is unique.

Beyond Indiana, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, .

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • British Columbia
      • This Moberly lies 1,740 miles [2,800.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Moberly that is located in Harrison County.
    • Kentucky
      • Madison County
      • This Moberly is located in Madison County and lies 116 miles [186.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Moberly that is located in Harrison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Moberly.
    • Manitoba
      • This community is historichttp://www.waymarking.com/wm/search.aspx?f=1&lat=38.269788&lon=-86.209419&t=6 and we have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for Moberly.
    • Missouri
      • Randolph County
      • This Moberly is located in Randolph County and lies 344 miles [553.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Moberly that is located in Harrison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Moberly.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Moberly ...

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.

  • Carefree
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carefree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carefree
    • Carefree is located in Crawford County
  • Dixie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
    • Dixie is located in Harrison County
  • Frenchtown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
    • Frenchtown is located in Harrison County
  • Hillcrest
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillcrest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
    • Hillcrest is located in Harrison County
  • Hogtown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hogtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogtown
    • Hogtown is located in Crawford County
  • Kings Store
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Store have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Store
    • Kings Store is located in Harrison County
  • Little Saint Louis
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Saint Louis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Saint Louis
    • Little Saint Louis is located in Harrison County
  • Milltown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milltown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
    • Milltown is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 813 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milltown <3>
  • Pilot Knob
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
    • Pilot Knob is located in Crawford County

How Far From Moberly to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Moberly to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Corydon, which is the Seat of Harrison County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 103 miles [165.8 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Moberly to Indianapolis, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 4 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 496 miles [798.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,301 miles [10,140.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,026 miles [11,307.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,902 miles [7,889 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Moberly) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Moberly. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2698, Longitude: -86.2094       In this case, the coordinates for Moberly have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Moberly to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.496 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.744 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.903 degrees.









 

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