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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, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Moores 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:
    • 35.755411, -81.087857
    • 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
  • 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 Iredell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Iredell County
    • Since Moores is near Catawba County and also Alexander County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Catawba County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Alexander 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

Communities Also Named Moores ...

We found thirteen communities that are also named Moores.

Within North Carolina, the name Moores is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Laurens County
      • This Moores is located in Laurens County and lies 248 miles [399.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Moores that is located in Iredell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Laurens County community of Moores.
    • Illinois
      • Pike County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Moores [Pike County].
    • Kansas
      • Leavenworth County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Moores [Leavenworth County].
    • Michigan
      • Arenac County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Moores [Arenac County].
      • Eaton 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 Michigan community of Moores [Eaton County].
    • Mississippi
      • Bolivar County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Moores [Bolivar County].
    • Montana
      • Powder River County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Moores [Powder River County].
    • New Jersey
      • Cumberland County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Moores [Cumberland County].
    • Tennessee
      • Hickman County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Moores [Hickman County].
      • Williamson County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Moores [Williamson County].
    • Virginia
      • Albemarle County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Moores [Albemarle County].
      • Poquoson City
      • This Moores is located in Poquoson City and lies 276 miles [444.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Moores that is located in Iredell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Poquoson City community of Moores.
    • West Virginia
      • Tyler County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Moores [Tyler County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Moores ...

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.

  • Buffalo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Buffalo is located in Iredell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
  • Catfish
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Catfish is located in Catawba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
  • Cloverdale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Cloverdale is located in Iredell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
  • Drums Crossroads
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Drums Crossroads is located in Catawba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drums Crossroads
  • Fairgrove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Fairgrove is located in Catawba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairgrove
  • Hickory Hills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Hickory Hills is located in Iredell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
  • Hiddenite
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Kyles Crossroads
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Kyles Crossroads is located in Iredell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles Crossroads
  • Liberty Hill ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Liberty Hill is located in Iredell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
  • Long Island
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Long Island is located in Catawba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
  • Stony Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Stony Point is located in Alexander County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
  • Sunrise Beach
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Sunrise Beach is located in Catawba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach

How Far From Moores to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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 to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Moores once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Moores and extending to:

  • Statesville, which is the Seat of Iredell County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Moores to Statesville, with an average speed<5> 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.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 137 miles [220.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 310 miles [498.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,207 miles [9,989.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,909 miles [11,119 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,787 miles [7,703.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Moores) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Moores, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Moores 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.
<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 Moores 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. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7554, Longitude: -81.0879       In this case, the coordinates for Moores have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.364 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.793 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.443 degrees.