Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Moorestown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Moorestown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Moorestown
- 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 Moorestown:
- 38.718663, -86.615828
- 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 Moorestown
- 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 Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
- Since Moorestown is near Orange County and also Martin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Orange County
- eBird sighting report for Martin 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Moorestown ...
We found four communities that share the name Moorestown.
Within Indiana, the name Moorestown is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Nemaha County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Moorestown [Nemaha County].
- Michigan
- Missaukee County
- This Moorestown is located in Missaukee County and lies 405 miles [651.8 km]<2> to the north of the Moorestown that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Missaukee County community of Moorestown.
- New Jersey
- Burlington County
- This Moorestown is located in Burlington County and lies 628 miles [1,010.7 km]<2> to the east of the Moorestown that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burlington County community of Moorestown.
- Pennsylvania
- Northampton County
- This Moorestown is located in Northampton County and lies 613 miles [986.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Moorestown that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northampton County community of Moorestown.
- Kansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Moorestown ...
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.
- Eureka
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Georgia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia
- Georgia is located in Lawrence County
- Indian Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Indian Springs is located in Martin County
- Lacy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy
- Lacy is located in Martin County
- Mitchell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Mitchell is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,269 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mitchell <4>
- Orangeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orangeville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
- Orangeville is located in Orange County
- Orleans
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orleans have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Orleans is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,107 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orleans <4>
- Prospect
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Prospect is located in Orange County
- Rabbitville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rabbitville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbitville
- Rabbitville is located in Lawrence County
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Riverview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Scarlet
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Shoals
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
- Shoals is located in Martin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 781 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shoals <4>
- Shoals Overlook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoals Overlook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals Overlook
- Shoals Overlook is located in Martin County
- Silverville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverville
- Silverville is located in Lawrence County
- Willow Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Valley
- Willow Valley is located in Martin County
- Riverview
How Far From Moorestown 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 Moorestown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Moorestown and extending to:
- Bedford, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Moorestown to Bedford, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 76 miles [122.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 515 miles [828.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,296 miles [10,132.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,023 miles [11,302.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,899 miles [7,884.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Moorestown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Moorestown 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. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Moorestown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Moorestown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7187, Longitude: -86.6158 In this case, the coordinates for Moorestown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Moorestown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.76 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.111 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.967 degrees. |