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We found twenty communities that share the name Mount Moriah.
Within Missouri, the name Mount Moriah is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another twenty communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twenty communities, nineteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Butler County
This Mount Moriah is located in Butler County and lies 696 miles [1,120.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Mount Moriah that is located in Harrison County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Mount Moriah.
Clay County
This Mount Moriah is located in Clay County and lies 654 miles [1,052.5 km] to the southeast of the Mount Moriah that is located in Harrison County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Mount Moriah.
Lawrence County
This Mount Moriah is located in Lawrence County and lies 533 miles [857.8 km] to the southeast of the Mount Moriah that is located in Harrison County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Mount Moriah.
Arkansas
Hot Spring County
This Mount Moriah is located in Hot Spring County and lies 410 miles [659.8 km]<1> to the south of the Mount Moriah that is located in Harrison County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hot Spring County community of Mount Moriah.
Nevada County
This Mount Moriah is located in Nevada County and lies 462 miles [743.5 km] to the south of the Mount Moriah that is located in Harrison County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nevada County community of Mount Moriah.
Pike County
This Mount Moriah is located in Pike County and lies 429 miles [690.4 km] to the south of the Mount Moriah that is located in Harrison County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Mount Moriah.
Indiana
Brown County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Mount Moriah [Brown County].
Kansas
Johnson County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Mount Moriah [Johnson County].
Montgomery County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Mount Moriah [Montgomery County].
Louisiana
Jackson Parish
This Mount Moriah is located in Jackson Parish and lies 560 miles [901.2 km]<1> to the south of the Mount Moriah that is located in Harrison County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson Parish community of Mount Moriah.
Maryland
Washington County
This Mount Moriah is located in Washington County and lies 848 miles [1,364.7 km]<1> to the east of the Mount Moriah that is located in Harrison County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Mount Moriah.
Mississippi
Tippah County
This Mount Moriah is located in Tippah County and lies 455 miles [732.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Mount Moriah that is located in Harrison County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tippah County community of Mount Moriah.
Newfoundland and Labrador
This Mount Moriah lies 1,835 miles [2,953.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mount Moriah that is located in Harrison County.
Ohio
Clermont County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Clermont County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clermont County community of Mount Moriah.
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Mount Moriah [Philadelphia County].
Tennessee
Benton County
This Mount Moriah is located in Benton County and lies 433 miles [696.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Mount Moriah that is located in Harrison County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Mount Moriah.
DeKalb County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Mount Moriah [DeKalb County].
Fayette County
This Mount Moriah is located in Fayette County and lies 425 miles [684 km] to the southeast of the Mount Moriah that is located in Harrison County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Mount Moriah.
Obion County
This Mount Moriah is located in Obion County and lies 371 miles [597.1 km] to the southeast of the Mount Moriah that is located in Harrison County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Obion County community of Mount Moriah.
West Virginia
Jackson County
This Mount Moriah is located in Jackson County and lies 648 miles [1,042.9 km]<1> to the east of the Mount Moriah that is located in Harrison County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Mount Moriah.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mount Moriah ...
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.
Bethany (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethany have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 town such as Mount Moriah to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mount Moriah and extending to:
Bethany, which is the Seat of Harrison County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Mount Moriah to Bethany, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 895 miles [1,440.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,480 miles [10,428.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,227 miles [11,630.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,118 miles [8,236.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Footnotes ...
<1>
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- Mount Moriah) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mount Moriah. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3293, Longitude: -93.7971 In this case, the coordinates for Mount Moriah have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Mount Moriah 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.
<3>
We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Mount Moriah, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>
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.
<5>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>
An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>
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.
<8>
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 Mount Moriah to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.559 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.846 degrees.
<11>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.024 degrees.