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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 Moores Switch, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Moores Switch 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 Moores Switch:
- 38.965783, -92.312293
- 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 Moores Switch
- 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 Boone County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Boone County
- Since Moores Switch is near Callaway County and also Moniteau County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Callaway County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Moniteau 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 Moores Switch
Curious and Interesting Names Near Moores Switch ...
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.
- Deer Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Park is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Everett ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Everett is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
- Hallsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Huntsdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsdale is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Points ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Points is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Points
- Providence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Providence is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Stapletown ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stapletown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stapletown
- Summerville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Summerville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Woodlandville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlandville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlandville
- Youngers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Youngers is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngers
How Far From Moores Switch 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 Moores Switch to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Moores Switch and extending to:
- Columbia, which is the Seat of Boone County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Moores Switch to Jefferson City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 819 miles [1,318.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,498 miles [10,457.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,238 miles [11,648.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,122 miles [8,243.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Moores Switch) 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 Moores Switch 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 Moores Switch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9658, Longitude: -92.3123 In this case, the coordinates for Moores Switch have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.489 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.432 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.581 degrees. |
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