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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 Mora, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mora 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 Mora:
- 45.876881, -93.294083
- 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 Mora
- 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 Kanabec County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kanabec County
- Since Mora is near Pine County and also Isanti County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pine County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Isanti 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 Mora
Communities Also Named Mora ...
We found seven communities that are also named Mora.
Within Minnesota, the name Mora is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Mora is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,369 miles [2,203.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Mora that is located in Kanabec County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Mora.
- Georgia
- Coffee County
- This Mora is located in Coffee County and lies 1,141 miles [1,836.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Mora that is located in Kanabec County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coffee County community of Mora.
- Idaho
- Ada County
- This Mora is located in Ada County and lies 1,140 miles [1,834.7 km]<1> to the west of the Mora that is located in Kanabec County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ada County community of Mora.
- Louisiana
- Rapides Parish
- This Mora is located in Rapides Parish and lies 1,001 miles [1,611 km]<1> to the south of the Mora that is located in Kanabec County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rapides Parish community of Mora.
- Missouri
- Benton County
- This Mora is located in Benton County and lies 507 miles [815.9 km]<1> to the south of the Mora that is located in Kanabec County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Mora.
- New Mexico
- Mora County
- This Mora is located in Mora County and lies 926 miles [1,490.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Mora that is located in Kanabec County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mora County community of Mora.
- Washington
- Clallam County
- This Mora is located in Clallam County and lies 1,474 miles [2,372.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Mora that is located in Kanabec County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clallam County community of Mora.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mora ...
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.
- Coin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Day
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Day is located in Isanti County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day
- Elm Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Grass Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grass Lake is located in Kanabec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Lake
- Lewis Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lewis Lake is located in Kanabec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Lake
- Mission Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mission Creek is located in Pine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Creek
- Page
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Page is located in Mille Lacs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page
- Pine City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rush Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rush Point is located in Chisago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Point
- Springvale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Springvale is located in Isanti County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
How Far From Mora 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 city such as Mora to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mora and extending to:
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 64 miles [103 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Mora to Saint Paul, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 956 miles [1,538.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,177 miles [9,940.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,933 miles [11,157.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,847 miles [7,800.5 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 from Point A (ie- Mora) 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 Mora 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 Mora. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.8769, Longitude: -93.2941 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.314 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.30 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.414 degrees. |
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