Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Moss Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Moss Hill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Moss Hill
- 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 Moss Hill:
- 35.196274, -77.746365
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Moss Hill
- 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 Lenoir County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lenoir County
- Since Moss Hill is near Duplin County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Duplin County
- eBird sighting report for Wayne 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Moss Hill ...
We found three communities that share the name Moss Hill.
Within North Carolina, the name Moss Hill is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
- Texas
- Utah
Curious and Interesting Names Near Moss Hill ...
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.
- Deep Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Drummersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drummersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drummersville
- Drummersville is located in Duplin County
- Falling Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falling Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Creek
- Falling Creek is located in Lenoir County
- Fields
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Gradys Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gradys Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gradys Crossroads
- Gradys Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jenny Lind
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jenny Lind have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenny Lind
- Jenny Lind is located in Lenoir County
- Little Baltimore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Baltimore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Baltimore
- Little Baltimore is located in Lenoir County
- Nobles Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nobles Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobles Crossroads
- Nobles Crossroads is located in Lenoir County
- Outlaws Bridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Outlaws Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outlaws Bridge
- Outlaws Bridge is located in Duplin County
- Parrott Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parrott Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott Fork
- Parrott Fork is located in Lenoir County
- Pot Neck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Sandy Bottom
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Bottom have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
- Sandy Bottom is located in Lenoir County
- Seven Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
- Seven Springs is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seven Springs <4>
How Far From Moss Hill 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 Moss Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Moss Hill and extending to:
- Kinston, which is the Seat of Lenoir County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Moss Hill to Kinston, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 64 miles [103 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 258 miles [415.2 km] to the north (N). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,086 miles [9,794.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,776 miles [10,904.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,660 miles [7,499.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Moss Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lenoir County: www.co.lenoir.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Moss Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Moss Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Moss Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1963, Longitude: -77.7464 In this case, the coordinates for Moss Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Moss Hill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.461 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.531 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.327 degrees. |