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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 Moraville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Moraville 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 Moraville:
- 40.285345, -81.084267
- 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 Moraville
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison County
- Since Moraville is near Belmont County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Belmont County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Moraville
Curious and Interesting Names Near Moraville ...
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.
- Cherry Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cherry Valley is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Deersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Deersville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Feed Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Feed Springs is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feed Springs
- Flushing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Freeport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Georgetown is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Laceyville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Laceyville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laceyville
- Loghaven
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Loghaven is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loghaven
- Rock Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rock Hill is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Science Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Science Hill is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Science Hill
- Shepherdstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shepherdstown is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherdstown
- Stacy ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stacy is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy
- Uniontown ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Uniontown is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Unionvale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Unionvale is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionvale
How Far From Moraville 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 Moraville 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<2> community of Moraville once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Moraville and extending to:
- Cadiz, which is the Seat of Harrison County, lies just to the East.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 103 miles [165.8 km]<3> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Moraville 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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 235 miles [378.2 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,004 miles [9,662.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,724 miles [10,821.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,600 miles [7,403 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 Moraville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Moraville) 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 Moraville 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 Moraville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2853, Longitude: -81.0843 In this case, the coordinates for Moraville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.267 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.352 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.972 degrees. |
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