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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 Moore, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Moore 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 Moore:
    • 38.798684, -83.428245
    • 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 Moore
  • 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 Adams County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Adams County
    • Since Moore is near Lewis County and also Scioto County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Scioto 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 Moore

Communities Also Named Moore ...

We found 33 communities that are also named Moore.

There is one other community in Ohio that is also named Moore.

Beyond Ohio, we know of 32 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 32 communities, 32 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Ohio ...
    • Belmont County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Belmont County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Belmont County community of Moore.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Faulkner County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Moore [Faulkner County].
      • Newton County
      • This Moore is located in Newton County and lies 564 miles [907.7 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Moore that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Moore.
    • California
      • San Bernardino County
      • This Moore is located in San Bernardino County and lies 1,760 miles [2,832.4 km]<3> to the west of the Moore that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of Moore.
      • Stanislaus County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Moore [Stanislaus County].
    • Colorado
      • Weld County
      • This Moore is located in Weld County and lies 1,142 miles [1,837.9 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Moore that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weld County community of Moore.
    • Florida
      • Polk County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Moore [Polk County].
    • Georgia
      • Chattooga County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Moore [Chattooga County].
      • Hall County
      • This Moore is located in Hall County and lies 314 miles [505.3 km]<3> to the south of the Moore that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Moore.
      • Laurens County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Moore [Laurens County].
    • Idaho
      • Butte County
      • This Moore is located in Butte County and lies 1,581 miles [2,544.4 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Moore that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butte County community of Moore.
    • Indiana
      • DeKalb County
      • This Moore is located in DeKalb County and lies 196 miles [315.4 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Moore that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Moore.
    • Kansas
      • Chautauqua County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Chautauqua County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chautauqua County community of Moore.
      • Marion County
      • This community is historic and although located in Marion County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Moore.
    • Kentucky
      • Casey County
      • This Moore is located in Casey County and lies 128 miles [206 km]<3> to the southwest of the Moore that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Casey County community of Moore.
      • Jefferson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Moore [Jefferson County].
    • Louisiana
      • Winn Parish
      • This Moore is located in Winn Parish and lies 704 miles [1,133 km]<3> to the southwest of the Moore that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winn Parish community of Moore.
    • Manitoba
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.
    • Michigan
      • Charlevoix County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Moore [Charlevoix County].
      • Roscommon County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Moore [Roscommon County].
    • Montana
      • Fergus County
      • This Moore is located in Fergus County and lies 1,435 miles [2,309.4 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Moore that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fergus County community of Moore.
    • New Jersey
      • Mercer County
      • This Moore is located in Mercer County and lies 465 miles [748.3 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Moore that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Moore.
    • New Mexico
      • Rio Arriba County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Rio Arriba County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rio Arriba County community of Moore.
    • Oklahoma
      • Cleveland County
      • This Moore is located in Cleveland County and lies 809 miles [1,302 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Moore that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleveland County community of Moore.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Delaware County
      • This Moore is located in Delaware County and lies 440 miles [708.1 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Moore that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Moore.
    • South Carolina
      • Spartanburg County
      • This Moore is located in Spartanburg County and lies 284 miles [457.1 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Moore that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Moore.
    • South Dakota
      • Moore #1
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Moore.
    • Texas
      • Brazos County
      • This Moore is located in Brazos County and lies 916 miles [1,474.2 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Moore that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brazos County community of Moore.
      • Frio County
      • This Moore is located in Frio County and lies 1,114 miles [1,792.8 km] to the west southwest of the Moore that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frio County community of Moore.
    • Utah
      • Emery County
      • This Moore is located in Emery County and lies 1,484 miles [2,388.3 km]<3> to the west of the Moore that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Emery County community of Moore.
    • Washington
      • Chelan County
      • This Moore is located in Chelan County and lies 1,950 miles [3,138.2 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Moore that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chelan County community of Moore.
    • West Virginia
      • Roane County
      • This Moore is located in Roane County and lies 108 miles [173.8 km]<3> to the east of the Moore that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roane County community of Moore.
      • Tucker County
      • This Moore is located in Tucker County and lies 200 miles [321.9 km] to the east of the Moore that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tucker County community of Moore.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Moore ...

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.

  • Catbird
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Catbird is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catbird
  • Fawcett
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Fawcett is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawcett
  • Jones Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jones Corner is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Corner
  • Lynx
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Lynx is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynx
  • Mineral Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Mineral Springs is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
  • Panhandle
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Panhandle is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panhandle
  • Pink
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Pink is located in Scioto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
  • Scrub Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Scrub Ridge is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrub Ridge
  • Squirrel Town
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Squirrel Town is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel Town
  • Steam Furnace
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Steam Furnace is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steam Furnace
  • Stout
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Stout is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
  • Sunshine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Sunshine is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
  • Tulip
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Tulip is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
  • Unity
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Unity is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity

How Far From Moore 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 Moore 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 community of Moore once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Moore and extending to:

  • West Union, which is the Seat of Adams County, lies just to the West.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<3> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Moore to Columbus, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 343 miles [552 km] to the east (E). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,166 miles [9,923.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,886 miles [11,081.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,761 miles [7,662.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 Moore, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Moore could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>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- Moore) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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.
<5>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 Moore 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 Moore. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7987, Longitude: -83.4282       In this case, the coordinates for Moore have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.757 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.831 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.509 degrees.