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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 Moreland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Moreland and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Moreland:
    • 40.769225, -81.333723
    • 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 Moreland
  • 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 Stark County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Stark County
    • Since Moreland is near Tuscarawas County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscarawas County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Moreland

Communities Also Named Moreland ...

We found eighteen communities that are also named Moreland.

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

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

  • Communities Located In Ohio ...
    • Wayne County
      • This Moreland is located in Wayne County and lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<1> to the west of the Moreland that is located in Stark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Moreland.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Winston County
      • This Moreland is located in Winston County and lies 556 miles [894.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Moreland that is located in Stark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winston County community of Moreland.
    • Arizona
      • Yavapai County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Yavapai County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yavapai County community of Moreland.
    • Arkansas
      • Pope County
      • This Moreland is located in Pope County and lies 734 miles [1,181.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Moreland that is located in Stark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pope County community of Moreland.
    • California
      • Santa Clara County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Moreland [Santa Clara County].
    • Georgia
      • Coweta County
      • This Moreland is located in Coweta County and lies 550 miles [885.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Moreland that is located in Stark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coweta County community of Moreland.
    • Idaho
      • Bingham County
      • This Moreland is located in Bingham County and lies 1,596 miles [2,568.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Moreland that is located in Stark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bingham County community of Moreland.
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This Moreland is located in Cook County and lies 341 miles [548.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Moreland that is located in Stark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Moreland.
    • Kentucky
      • Lincoln County
      • This Moreland is located in Lincoln County and lies 292 miles [469.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Moreland that is located in Stark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Moreland.
    • Louisiana
      • East Baton Rouge Parish
      • This Moreland is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 900 miles [1,448.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Moreland that is located in Stark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Moreland.
      • Rapides Parish
      • This Moreland is located in Rapides Parish and lies 904 miles [1,454.8 km] to the southwest of the Moreland that is located in Stark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rapides Parish community of Moreland.
    • New York
      • Schuyler County
      • This Moreland is located in Schuyler County and lies 252 miles [405.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Moreland that is located in Stark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuyler County community of Moreland.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Lycoming County
      • This Moreland is located in Lycoming County and lies 245 miles [394.3 km]<1> to the east of the Moreland that is located in Stark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lycoming County community of Moreland.
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Moreland lies 1,281 miles [2,061.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Moreland that is located in Stark County.
    • South Carolina
      • Berkeley County
      • This Moreland is located in Berkeley County and lies 541 miles [870.7 km]<1> to the south of the Moreland that is located in Stark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkeley County community of Moreland.
      • Charleston County
      • This Moreland is located in Charleston County and lies 556 miles [894.8 km] to the south of the Moreland that is located in Stark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Moreland.
    • Texas
      • Navarro County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Moreland [Navarro County].
    • Virginia
      • Stafford County
      • This Moreland is located in Stafford County and lies 268 miles [431.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Moreland that is located in Stark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Moreland.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Moreland ...

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.

  • Crystal Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Crystal Park is located in Stark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Park
  • Edgefield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Edgefield is located in Stark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
  • Grove Mill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Grove Mill is located in Stark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Mill
  • Hardscrabble ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Hardscrabble is located in Stark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardscrabble
  • Industrial Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Industrial Heights is located in Stark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industrial Heights
  • Lake View Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake View Heights is located in Stark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Heights
  • Lincoln Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Lincoln Heights is located in Stark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
  • Lynn Center Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lynn Center Park is located in Stark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Center Park
  • Marks ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Marks is located in Stark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks
  • Parkridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Parkridge is located in Stark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkridge
  • Plain
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Plain is located in Stark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain
  • Pleasant View
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant View is located in Stark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
  • Waco
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Waco is located in Stark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
  • Whispering Oaks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Whispering Oaks is located in Stark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Oaks

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

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

  • Canton, which is the Seat of Stark County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 103 miles [165.8 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Moreland 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 261 miles [420 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,993 miles [9,644.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,715 miles [10,806.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,591 miles [7,388.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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- Moreland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Moreland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Moreland 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.
<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 Moreland 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 Moreland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7692, Longitude: -81.3337       In this case, the coordinates for Moreland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.402 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.579 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.916 degrees.