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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:
    • 37.741866, -84.183501
    • 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 Moberly
  • 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 Moberly is near Estill County and also Clark County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Estill County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clark 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 Moberly

Communities Also Named Moberly ...

We found four communities that are also named Moberly.

Within Kentucky, the name Moberly is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • British Columbia
      • This Moberly lies 1,847 miles [2,972.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Moberly that is located in Madison County.
    • Indiana
      • Harrison County
      • This Moberly is located in Harrison County and lies 116 miles [186.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Moberly that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Moberly.
    • Manitoba
      • This community is historichttp://www.waymarking.com/wm/search.aspx?f=1&lat=37.741866&lon=-84.183501&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 460 miles [740.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Moberly that is located in Madison 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.

  • Bobtown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Bogie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Bogie is located in Estill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogie
  • Fox
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Fox is located in Estill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
  • Hillcrest
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Hillcrest is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Knob Lick
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Knob Lick is located in Estill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick
  • Little Rock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Little Rock is located in Estill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
  • Redhouse
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Reeds Crossing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Reeds Crossing is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Crossing
  • Rice Station
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Rice Station is located in Estill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Station
  • Sand Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Sand Hill is located in Estill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
  • Speedwell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Union City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Union City is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Waco
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)

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:

  • Richmond, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies just to the West.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 49 miles [78.9 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Moberly to Frankfort, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 395 miles [635.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,245 miles [10,050.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,963 miles [11,205.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,838 miles [7,786 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Moberly) 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 Moberly 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 Moberly. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7419, Longitude: -84.1835       In this case, the coordinates for Moberly have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.226 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.214 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.153 degrees.