Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Moomaw Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Moomaw Corner and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Moomaw Corner

• 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 Moomaw Corner:
  • 41.816635, -103.323824
  • 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 Moomaw Corner

• 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 Morrill County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Morrill County
  • Since Moomaw Corner is near Scotts Bluff County and also Box Butte County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Scotts Bluff County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Box Butte 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 Moomaw Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Moomaw Corner ...

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.

• Covert
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Covert is located in Scotts Bluff County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covert
• Craft
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Craft is located in Morrill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craft
• James
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • James is located in Scotts Bluff County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
• Jane
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Jane is located in Scotts Bluff County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jane
• Lynn
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Lynn is located in Morrill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
• Piper
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Piper is located in Morrill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper
• Terrytown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Terrytown is located in Scotts Bluff County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrytown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,163 people
• Trout
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Trout is located in Scotts Bluff County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout

How Far From Moomaw Corner 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 Moomaw Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Moomaw Corner and extending to:

• Bridgeport, which is the Seat of Morrill County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Moomaw Corner to Bridgeport, 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.
• Lincoln, which is the State Capital of Nebraska, lies 350 miles [563.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,392 miles [2,240.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 55 days and walking would take 79 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,705 miles [10,790.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,468 miles [12,018.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,401 miles [8,692.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'