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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 Moser, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Moser 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 Moser:
    • 39.468156, -77.592211
    • 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 Moser
  • 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 Frederick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick County
    • Since Moser is near Washington County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Moser

Communities Also Named Moser ...

We found two communities that are also named Moser.

Within Maryland, the name Moser is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • North Carolina
      • Surry 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 North Carolina community of Moser [Surry County].
    • Texas
      • Terrell County
      • This Moser is located in Terrell County and lies 1,503 miles [2,418.8 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Moser that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Terrell County community of Moser.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Moser ...

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.

  • Appletown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Appletown is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appletown
  • Blank
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Blank is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blank
  • Cross Hollow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Cross Hollow is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Hollow
  • Fountain Dale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Fountain Dale is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Dale
  • Frostown
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Frostown is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frostown
  • Greystone Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Greystone Hills is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone Hills
  • Harmony
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Harmony is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • Harmony Knolls
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Harmony Knolls is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Knolls
  • Hawbottom
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Hawbottom is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawbottom
  • Highfields
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Highfields is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfields
  • Homers Delight
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Homers Delight is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homers Delight
  • Jerusalem
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jerusalem is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Lamb Knolls
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Lamb Knolls is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Knolls
    • Lens Rambles
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Lens Rambles is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lens Rambles
    • Locust Grove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Locust Grove is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
    • Locust Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Locust Valley is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Valley
    • Meadow Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Meadow Ridge is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Ridge
    • Mousetown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Mousetown is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousetown
    • Park Hall
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Park Hall is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hall
    • Pleasant Walk
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Pleasant Walk is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Walk
    • Shady Grove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Shady Grove is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
    • Spoolsville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Spoolsville is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spoolsville
    • Springvale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Springvale is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
    • Station Roads
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Station Roads is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Roads
    • Turkey Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Turkey Hill is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Hill
    • Valley Overlook
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Valley Overlook is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Overlook
    • Vista Farms
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Vista Farms is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Farms
    • Wolfsville Crossing
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Wolfsville Crossing is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfsville Crossing
    • Woodland Way
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Woodland Way is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Way

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

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

  • Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Moser to Frederick, 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 67 miles [107.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 49 miles [78.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,897 miles [9,490.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,605 miles [10,629.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,481 miles [7,211.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 Moser 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Moser) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Moser 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 Moser. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4682, Longitude: -77.5922       In this case, the coordinates for Moser have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.183 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.86 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.73 degrees.