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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:
- 46.231904, -97.083420
- 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 Richland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Richland County
- Since Moselle is near Sargent County and also Ransom County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sargent County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ransom 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 North Dakota, the name Moselle is unique.
Beyond North Dakota, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
- Jones County
- This Moselle is located in Jones County and lies 1,098 miles [1,767.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Moselle that is located in Richland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jones County community of Moselle.
- Missouri
- Franklin County
- This Moselle is located in Franklin County and lies 626 miles [1,007.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Moselle that is located in Richland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Moselle.
- South Carolina
- Colleton County
- This Moselle is located in Colleton County and lies 1,248 miles [2,008.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Moselle that is located in Richland 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 939 miles [1,511.2 km]<1> to the south of the Moselle that is located in Richland 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.
- Barney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Christine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dwight
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Dwight is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Great Bend
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hammer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hammer is located in Roberts County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammer
- Estimated population in 2014: 241 people
- Kent
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Kent is located in Wilkin County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Power
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Power is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Power
- Ransom City ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ransom City is located in Sargent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom City
- Rutland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Moselle 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 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:
- Wahpeton, which is the Seat of Richland County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Moselle to Wahpeton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Bismarck, which is the State Capital of North Dakota, lies 179 miles [288.1 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,134 miles [1,825 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 65 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,276 miles [10,100.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,037 miles [11,325 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,967 miles [7,993.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' 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'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 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: 46.2319, Longitude: -97.0834 In this case, the coordinates for Moselle have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.05 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.461 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.455 degrees. |
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