Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for North Moreland

• 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 North Moreland:
  • 38.763132, -82.936006
  • 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 North 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 Scioto County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Scioto County
  • Since North Moreland is near Greenup County and also Lewis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greenup County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis 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 North Moreland

Curious and Interesting Names Near North 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.

• Clarktown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Clarktown is located in Scioto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
• Dry Run
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Dry Run is located in Scioto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run
• Eden Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Eden Park is located in Scioto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Park
• Fair Oaks
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Fair Oaks is located in Scioto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
• Frost
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Frost is located in Greenup County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
• Garden City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Garden City is located in Scioto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
• Limeville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Limeville is located in Greenup County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeville
• Rubyville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Rubyville is located in Scioto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubyville
• Rushtown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Rushtown is located in Scioto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushtown
• Sand Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sand Hill is located in Scioto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
• Sunshine
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Sunshine is located in Greenup County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
• Twin Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Twin Valley is located in Scioto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Valley

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in North Moreland and extending to:

• Portsmouth, which is the Seat of Scioto County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from North Moreland to Columbus, with an average speed<2>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 317 miles [510.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,148 miles [9,894.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,866 miles [11,049.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,742 miles [7,631.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'