Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Moorefield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Moorefield and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Moorefield
- 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 Moorefield:
- 40.199790, -81.170938
- 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 Moorefield
- 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 Harrison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Harrison County
- Since Moorefield is near Belmont County and also Guernsey County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Belmont County
- eBird sighting report for Guernsey 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 Moorefield ...
We found twelve communities that share the name Moorefield.
There is one other community in Ohio which is also named Moorefield.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, ten are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Ohio ...
- Clark County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Moorefield [Clark County].
- Clark County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Chambers County
- This Moorefield is located in Chambers County and lies 561 miles [902.8 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Moorefield that is located in Harrison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chambers County community of Moorefield.
- Talladega County
- This Moorefield is located in Talladega County and lies 540 miles [869 km] to the south southwest of the Moorefield that is located in Harrison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talladega County community of Moorefield.
- Arkansas
- Independence County
- This Moorefield is located in Independence County and lies 642 miles [1,033.2 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Moorefield that is located in Harrison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Independence County community of Moorefield.
- Indiana
- Marion County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Moorefield [Marion County].
- Switzerland County
- This Moorefield is located in Switzerland County and lies 233 miles [375 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Moorefield that is located in Harrison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Switzerland County community of Moorefield.
- Kentucky
- Nicholas County
- This Moorefield is located in Nicholas County and lies 198 miles [318.7 km]<2> to the southwest of the Moorefield that is located in Harrison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nicholas County community of Moorefield.
- Nebraska
- Frontier County
- This Moorefield is located in Frontier County and lies 1,009 miles [1,623.8 km]<2> to the west of the Moorefield that is located in Harrison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frontier County community of Moorefield.
- New Brunswick
- This Moorefield lies 913 miles [1,469.3 km]<2> to the northeast of the Moorefield that is located in Harrison County.
- Ontario
- This Moorefield lies 246 miles [395.9 km]<2> to the north of the Moorefield that is located in Harrison County.
- South Carolina
- Berkeley County
- This Moorefield is located in Berkeley County and lies 480 miles [772.5 km]<2> to the south of the Moorefield that is located in Harrison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkeley County community of Moorefield.
- West Virginia
- Hardy County
- This Moorefield is located in Hardy County and lies 141 miles [226.9 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Moorefield that is located in Harrison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardy County community of Moorefield.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Moorefield ...
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.
- Cabinet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Deersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deersville
- Deersville is located in Harrison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Egypt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Flushing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flushing
- Flushing is located in Belmont County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 821 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flushing <4>
- Freeport
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Freeport is located in Harrison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <4>
- Laceyville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laceyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laceyville
- Laceyville is located in Harrison County
- Loghaven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Londonderry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry
- Londonderry is located in Guernsey County
- Oakgrove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Rock Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Rock Hill is located in Belmont County
How Far From Moorefield to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Moorefield to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Moorefield and extending to:
- Cadiz, which is the Seat of Harrison County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Moorefield to Cadiz, with an average speed<5> 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 97 miles [156.1 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 237 miles [381.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,012 miles [9,675.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,731 miles [10,832.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,607 miles [7,414.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Moorefield. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Moorefield 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Moorefield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Moorefield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1998, Longitude: -81.1709 In this case, the coordinates for Moorefield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Moorefield to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.324 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.405 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.041 degrees. |