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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 Mooreville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mooreville 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 Mooreville:
- 34.266674, -88.575534
- 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 Mooreville
- 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 Lee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
- Since Mooreville is near Itawamba County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Itawamba County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe 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 Mooreville
Communities Also Named Mooreville ...
We found seven communities that are also named Mooreville.
Within Mississippi, the name Mooreville is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Arapahoe County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Mooreville [Arapahoe County].
- Connecticut
- Litchfield County
- This Mooreville is located in Litchfield County and lies 992 miles [1,596.5 km]<2> to the northeast of the Mooreville that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Litchfield County community of Mooreville.
- Iowa
- Tama County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Mooreville [Tama County].
- Michigan
- Schoolcraft County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Mooreville [Schoolcraft County].
- Washtenaw County
- This Mooreville is located in Washtenaw County and lies 601 miles [967.2 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Mooreville that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washtenaw County community of Mooreville.
- Ohio
- Belmont County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Belmont County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Belmont County community of Mooreville.
- Texas
- Falls County
- This Mooreville is located in Falls County and lies 537 miles [864.2 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Mooreville that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Falls County community of Mooreville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mooreville ...
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.
- Centerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Eggville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Eggville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggville
- Evergreen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Greenwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lakeview is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Pinecrest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pinecrest is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
- Plantersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Priceville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Priceville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
- Rebecca Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rebecca Heights is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebecca Heights
- Skyline
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Skyline is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
- Terrace Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Terrace Park is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Park
- Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Union is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Unity
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Unity is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
How Far From Mooreville 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 Mooreville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mooreville and extending to:
- Tupelo, which is the Seat of Lee County, lies just to the West.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 164 miles [263.9 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Mooreville to Jackson, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 714 miles [1,149.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,588 miles [10,602.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,305 miles [11,756.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,180 miles [8,336.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Mooreville 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. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Mooreville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Mooreville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Mooreville 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 Mooreville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2667, Longitude: -88.5755 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.806 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.697 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.868 degrees. |
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