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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 Moriah, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Moriah 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 Moriah:
- 36.257885, -78.828806
- 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 Moriah
- 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 Person County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Person County
- Since Moriah is near Durham County and also Granville County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Durham County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Granville 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 Moriah
Communities Also Named Moriah ...
We found three communities that are also named Moriah.
Within North Carolina, the name Moriah is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Coosa County
- This Moriah is located in Coosa County and lies 484 miles [778.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Moriah that is located in Person County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coosa County community of Moriah.
- Illinois
- Clark County
- This Moriah is located in Clark County and lies 537 miles [864.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Moriah that is located in Person County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Moriah.
- New York
- Essex County
- This Moriah is located in Essex County and lies 606 miles [975.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Moriah that is located in Person County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Moriah.
Curious and Interesting Names Near 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.
- Bahama
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Denny Store
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Denny Store is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Store
- Fieldstream
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Knap of Reeds
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Knap of Reeds is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knap of Reeds
- Lyons
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Orange Factory
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Orange Factory is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Factory
- Providence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Providence is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Quail Roost
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Quail Roost is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Roost
- Red Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Red Mountain is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mountain
- Shoofly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shoofly is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoofly
- Stem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stem is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Timberlake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
How Far From Moriah 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 Moriah to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Moriah and extending to:
- Roxboro, which is the Seat of Person County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Moriah to Roxboro, with an average speed<3> 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 34 miles [54.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 206 miles [331.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,088 miles [9,797.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,785 miles [10,919.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,665 miles [7,507.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Moriah) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Moriah 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 Moriah. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2579, Longitude: -78.8288 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.049 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.361 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.39 degrees. |
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