Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Moody Beach:
  • 43.275642, -70.582831
  • 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 Moody Beach

• 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 York County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for York County
  • Since Moody Beach is near Strafford County and also Rockingham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Strafford County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rockingham 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 Moody Beach

Curious and Interesting Names Near Moody Beach ...

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.

• Bald Head
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Bald Head is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Head
• Clay Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Clay Hill is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Hill
• Cozy Corners
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Cozy Corners is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozy Corners
• Elms
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Elms is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elms
• Grays Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Grays Corner is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Corner
• High Pasture
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • High Pasture is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Pasture
• Lower Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Lower Landing is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Landing
• Moody
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Moody is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
• Moody Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Moody Point is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Point
• Parsonage Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Parsonage Corner is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonage Corner
• Walnut Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Walnut Hill is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Moody Beach and extending to:

• Alfred, which is the Seat of York County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Moody Beach to Alfred, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 81 miles [130.4 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 451 miles [725.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,448 miles [8,767.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,158 miles [9,910.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,034 miles [6,492.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'