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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 Moe, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Moe 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 Moe:
    • 41.162318, -74.386542
    • 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 Moe
  • 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 Passaic County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Passaic County
    • Since Moe is near Sussex County and also Orange County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Orange 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 Moe

Communities Also Named Moe ...

We found one communities that are also named Moe.

Within New Jersey, the name Moe is unique.

Beyond New Jersey, there is another community also named Moe in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • South Dakota
      • Lincoln County
      • This Moe is located in Lincoln County and lies 1,142 miles [1,837.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Moe that is located in Passaic County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Moe.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Moe ...

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.

  • Cooper
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Cooper is located in Passaic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
  • Echo Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Echo Lake is located in Passaic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Lake
  • Edenville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Edenville is located in Orange County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenville
  • Greenwood Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Homestead Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Homestead Village is located in Orange County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead Village
  • Indian Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Indian Park is located in Orange County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Park
  • Lakeville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Lakeville is located in Orange County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
  • Monks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Monks is located in Passaic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monks
  • Postville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Postville is located in Passaic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postville
  • Rocky Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Rocky Hill is located in Orange County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
  • Sand Hills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Sand Hills is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hills
  • Stonetown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Stonetown is located in Passaic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonetown
  • Uttertown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Uttertown is located in Passaic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uttertown
  • Willow Brook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Willow Brook is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Brook

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Moe and extending to:

  • Paterson, which is the Seat of Passaic County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Moe to Paterson, 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.
  • Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 67 miles [107.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 209 miles [336.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,691 miles [9,158.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,400 miles [10,299.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,276 miles [6,881.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Moe) 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 Moe 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 Moe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1623, Longitude: -74.3865       In this case, the coordinates for Moe have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.122 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.793 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.629 degrees.