Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Moree, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Moree and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Moree

• 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 Moree:
  • 37.718987, -82.504317
  • 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 Moree

• 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 Martin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Martin County
  • Since Moree is near Pike County and also Floyd County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pike County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Floyd 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 Moree

Curious and Interesting Names Near Moree ...

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.

• Beauty
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Beauty is located in Martin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty
• Borderland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Borderland is located in Mingo County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borderland
• Greyeagle
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Greyeagle is located in Mingo County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greyeagle
• Inez
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Inez is located in Martin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 614 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inez <1>
• Joes Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Joes Creek is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joes Creek
• Kermit
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Kermit is located in Mingo County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kermit
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kermit <1>
• Laura
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Laura is located in Martin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laura
• Lovely
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Lovely is located in Martin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovely
• Odds
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Odds is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odds
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Pilgrim
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Pilgrim is located in Martin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
  • Rural
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Rural is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
  • Threeforks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Threeforks is located in Martin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threeforks
  • Tom Ray
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Tom Ray is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Ray
  • Upper Turkey
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Upper Turkey is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Turkey
  • Wonder
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Wonder is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonder

How Far From Moree 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 Moree to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Moree and extending to:

• Inez, which is the Seat of Martin County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Moree to Inez, 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.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 133 miles [214 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 307 miles [494.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,178 miles [9,942.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,891 miles [11,090 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,767 miles [7,671.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'