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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 Mooresfield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mooresfield and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Mooresfield:
    • 39.161774, -76.920531
    • 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 Mooresfield
  • 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 Howard County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Howard County
    • Since Mooresfield is near Montgomery County and also Prince George's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's 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 Mooresfield

Communities Also Named Mooresfield ...

We found one communities that are also named Mooresfield.

Within Maryland, the name Mooresfield is unique.

Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Mooresfield in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Rhode Island
      • Washington County
      • This Mooresfield is located in Washington County and lies 328 miles [527.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mooresfield that is located in Howard County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Mooresfield.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mooresfield ...

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.

  • Arrowhead
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Arrowhead is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
  • Cabin Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cabin Hill is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin Hill
  • Cedar Woods
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar Woods is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Woods
  • Chase Eden
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Chase Eden is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Eden
  • Clarksville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Flamewood
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Flamewood is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flamewood
  • Fox Pause
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Fox Pause is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Pause
  • Greene Fields
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Greene Fields is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Fields
  • Hemlock Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hemlock Hill is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock Hill
  • Heritage Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Heritage Heights is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Heights
  • Highland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Holiday Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Holiday Hills is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Holly House
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Holly House is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly House
    • Hopkins Mead
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Hopkins Mead is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Mead
    • Lakeview
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Lakeview is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Lime Kiln Valley
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Lime Kiln Valley is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Kiln Valley
    • Pleasant Grove
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Pleasant Grove is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
    • Stonebrook
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Stonebrook is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebrook
    • Twin Oaks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Twin Oaks is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
    • Woodvalley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Woodvalley is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodvalley

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

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

  • Ellicott City, which is the Seat of Howard County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mooresfield to Ellicott City, 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.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 26 miles [41.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 19 miles [30.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take 6 hours and walking would take just over a day.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,881 miles [9,464.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,587 miles [10,600.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,464 miles [7,184.1 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- Mooresfield) 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 Mooresfield 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 Mooresfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1618, Longitude: -76.9205       In this case, the coordinates for Mooresfield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.804 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.382 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.563 degrees.