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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 Moulton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Moulton 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 Moulton:
- 40.556110, -84.298246
- 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 Moulton
- 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 Auglaize County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Auglaize County
- Since Moulton is near Shelby County and also Allen County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Moulton
Communities Also Named Moulton ...
We found eleven communities that are also named Moulton.
There is one other community in Ohio that is also named Moulton.
Beyond Ohio, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Ohio ...
- Lawrence County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Moulton [Lawrence County].
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Lawrence County
- This Moulton is located in Lawrence County and lies 449 miles [722.6 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Moulton that is located in Auglaize County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Moulton.
- Arkansas
- Columbia 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 Arkansas community of Moulton [Columbia County].
- Illinois
- Shelby 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 Illinois community of Moulton [Shelby County].
- Iowa
- Appanoose County
- This Moulton is located in Appanoose County and lies 439 miles [706.5 km]<2> to the west of the Moulton that is located in Auglaize County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Appanoose County community of Moulton.
- Montana
- Fergus County
- This Moulton is located in Fergus County and lies 1,323 miles [2,129.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Moulton that is located in Auglaize County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fergus County community of Moulton.
- Nebraska
- Loup County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Loup County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Loup County community of Moulton.
- North Carolina
- Franklin County
- This Moulton is located in Franklin County and lies 445 miles [716.2 km]<2> to the southeast of the Moulton that is located in Auglaize County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Moulton.
- South Dakota
- Pennington 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 South Dakota community of Moulton [Pennington County].
- Texas
- Lavaca County
- This Moulton is located in Lavaca County and lies 1,047 miles [1,685 km]<2> to the southwest of the Moulton that is located in Auglaize County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lavaca County community of Moulton.
- Washington
- Clark County
- This Moulton is located in Clark County and lies 1,932 miles [3,109.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Moulton that is located in Auglaize County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Moulton.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Moulton ...
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.
- Bulkhead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bulkhead is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulkhead
- Club Island
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Club Island is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Club Island
- Duckfoot Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Duckfoot Landing is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckfoot Landing
- Elmview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elmview is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmview
- Fryburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Green Acres
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Green Acres is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Idlewild
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Idlewild is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
- Kettlersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lees Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lees Landing is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Landing
- Lock Two
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lock Two is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Two
- Neptune
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Neptune is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Sandy Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sandy Beach is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Beach
How Far From Moulton 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 Moulton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Moulton and extending to:
- Wapakoneta, which is the Seat of Auglaize County, lies just to the East.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Moulton to Columbus, with an average speed<5>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 402 miles [647 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,119 miles [9,847.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,847 miles [11,019.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,724 miles [7,602.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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 Moulton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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- Moulton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Moulton 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'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 Moulton 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 Moulton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5561, Longitude: -84.2982 In this case, the coordinates for Moulton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.281 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.685 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.361 degrees. |
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