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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 Moody Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Moody Corner 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 Moody Corner:
    • 45.004779, -69.725331
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Moody Corner
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Moody Corner ...

We found one communities that share the name Moody Corner.

Within Maine, the name Moody Corner is unique.

Beyond Maine, there is another community also named Moody Corner in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Massachusetts
      • Hampshire County
      • This Moody Corner is located in Hampshire County and lies 235 miles [378.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Moody Corner that is located in Somerset County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampshire County community of Moody Corner.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Moody Corner ...

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.

  • Castle Harmony
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Harmony have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Harmony
    • Castle Harmony is located in Somerset County
  • Cornville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornville
    • Cornville is located in Somerset County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
  • Deadwater
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deadwater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadwater
    • Deadwater is located in Somerset County
  • Harmony
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmony have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
    • Harmony is located in Somerset County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 895 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harmony <3>
  • Huff Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huff Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff Corner
    • Huff Corner is located in Piscataquis County
  • Kingsbury
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
    • Kingsbury is located in Piscataquis County
  • Mainstream
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mainstream have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainstream
    • Mainstream is located in Somerset County
  • Moscow
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Rice Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rice Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Corner
    • Rice Corner is located in Somerset County

How Far From Moody Corner to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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 Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Skowhegan, which is the Seat of Somerset County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Moody Corner to Skowhegan, with an average speed<4> 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 five to six hours.
  • Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 48 miles [77.2 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 564 miles [907.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,348 miles [8,606.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,064 miles [9,759.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,939 miles [6,339.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Moody Corner. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/

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 from Point A (ie- Moody Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Moody Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0048, Longitude: -69.7253       In this case, the coordinates for Moody Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Moody Corner to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.715 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.613 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.514 degrees.









 

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