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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 Moselle, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Moselle 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 Moselle:
- 31.502390, -89.278949
- 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 Moselle
- 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 Jones County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jones County
- Since Moselle is near Forrest County and also Covington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Forrest County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Covington 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 Moselle
Communities Also Named Moselle ...
We found four communities that are also named Moselle.
Within Mississippi, the name Moselle is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Franklin County
- This Moselle is located in Franklin County and lies 484 miles [778.9 km]<1> to the north of the Moselle that is located in Jones County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Moselle.
- North Dakota
- Richland County
- This Moselle is located in Richland County and lies 1,098 miles [1,767.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Moselle that is located in Jones County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Moselle.
- South Carolina
- Colleton County
- This Moselle is located in Colleton County and lies 493 miles [793.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Moselle that is located in Jones County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colleton County community of Moselle.
- Texas
- Tarrant County
- This Moselle is located in Tarrant County and lies 478 miles [769.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Moselle that is located in Jones County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tarrant County community of Moselle.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Moselle ...
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.
- Bowie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bowie is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
- Dragon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dragon is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dragon
- Jenkins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jenkins is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
- Jenkins Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jenkins Ferry is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Ferry
- Leeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Leeville is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeville
- Maybank
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Maybank is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybank
- Oak Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Providence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Providence is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Rainey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rainey is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainey
- Sand Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sand Hill is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Union
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Union is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
How Far From Moselle to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Moselle to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Moselle and extending to:
- Laurel, which is the Seat of Jones County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Moselle to Laurel, with an average speed<2> 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 four to five hours.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 76 miles [122.3 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 857 miles [1,379.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,752 miles [10,866.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,460 miles [12,005.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,337 miles [8,589.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Moselle) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Moselle 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 Moselle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.5024, Longitude: -89.2789 In this case, the coordinates for Moselle have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.01 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.558 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.666 degrees. |
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