Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Moffitt, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Moffitt and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Moffitt
- 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 Moffitt:
- 41.024614, -83.846968
- 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 Moffitt
- 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 Hancock County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Hancock County
- Since Moffitt is near Putnam County and also Allen County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Putnam County
- eBird sighting report for Allen 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 Moffitt ...
We found three communities that share the name Moffitt.
Within Ohio, the name Moffitt is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Indiana
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Moffitt ...
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.
- Beagle ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Beaverdam
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaverdam have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam
- Beaverdam is located in Allen County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 369 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaverdam <3>
- Cannonsburg ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
- Cannonsburg is located in Hancock County
- Chase
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Deweyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deweyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deweyville
- Deweyville is located in Hancock County
- Elm Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elm Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Center
- Elm Center is located in Putnam County
- Lewisburg ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Lewisville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Lewisville is located in Hancock County
- Martinstown ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinstown
- Martinstown is located in Hancock County
- New Stark
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Rockport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Wineland ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Moffitt 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 Moffitt to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<5> community of Moffitt once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Moffitt and extending to:
- Findlay, which is the Seat of Hancock County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Moffitt to Findlay, with an average speed<6> 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.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 85 miles [136.8 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 389 miles [626 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,080 miles [9,784.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,808 miles [10,956.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,686 miles [7,541.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Hancock County: www.co.hancock.oh.us/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
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 from Point A (ie- Moffitt) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Moffitt. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0246, Longitude: -83.8470 In this case, the coordinates for Moffitt have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | 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 Moffitt, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Moffitt to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.983 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.414 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.00 degrees. |