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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 Moultrie, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Moultrie 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 Moultrie:
    • 40.796448, -81.070929
    • 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 Moultrie
  • 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 Columbiana County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbiana County
    • Since Moultrie is near Stark County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Stark 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 Moultrie

Communities Also Named Moultrie ...

We found two communities that are also named Moultrie.

Within Ohio, the name Moultrie is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Saint Johns County
      • This Moultrie is located in Saint Johns County and lies 758 miles [1,219.9 km]<1> to the south of the Moultrie that is located in Columbiana County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Johns County community of Moultrie.
    • Georgia
      • Colquitt County
      • This Moultrie is located in Colquitt County and lies 681 miles [1,096 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Moultrie that is located in Columbiana County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colquitt County community of Moultrie.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Moultrie ...

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.

  • Alliance
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Alliance Junction
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Alliance Junction is located in Mahoning County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance Junction
  • Freeburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Freeburg is located in Stark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
  • Hillcrest
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Hillcrest is located in Stark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Homeworth
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Lynchburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lynchburg is located in Columbiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
  • Maple Ridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Maple Ridge is located in Mahoning County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
  • Minerva
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Minerva Junction
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Minerva Junction is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva Junction
  • New Garden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • New Garden is located in Columbiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Garden
  • Paris
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Paris is located in Stark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
  • Reading
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Reading is located in Columbiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
  • Robertsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Robertsville is located in Stark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
  • Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Valley is located in Columbiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley

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

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

  • Lisbon, which is the Seat of Columbiana County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Moultrie to Lisbon, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 115 miles [185.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 250 miles [402.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,981 miles [9,625.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,703 miles [10,787.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,578 miles [7,367.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Moultrie) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Moultrie 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 Moultrie. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7964, Longitude: -81.0709       In this case, the coordinates for Moultrie have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.237 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.395 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.785 degrees.