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Communities Also Named Mooretown ...

We found seven communities that share the name Mooretown.

There is one other community in Ontario which is also named Mooretown.

Beyond Ontario, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these six communities, one is located in Canada and the other six communities are located in  the United States.

  • Communities Located In Ontario ...
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Butte County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Mooretown [Butte County].
    • Mississippi
      • DeSoto County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Mooretown [DeSoto County].
    • North Carolina
      • Pender County
      • This Mooretown is located in Pender County and lies 633 miles [1,018.7 km]<2> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pender County community of Mooretown.
    • Ohio
      • Jefferson County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Jefferson County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Mooretown.
    • Tennessee
      • Cannon County
      • This Mooretown is located in Cannon County and lies 526 miles [846.5 km]<2> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cannon County community of Mooretown.
    • Virginia
      • Bath County
      • This Mooretown is located in Bath County and lies 353 miles [568.1 km]<2> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bath County community of Mooretown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mooretown ...

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 Beach
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Beach
    • Cherry Beach is located in Saint Clair County (MI)
  • Columbus
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbus have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
    • Columbus is located in Saint Clair County (MI)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <5>
  • Coronation Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coronation Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coronation Park
  • Fourth Line
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fourth Line came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourth Line
  • Ladysmith
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ladysmith. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladysmith
  • Lucasville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Marine City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marine City
    • Marine City is located in Saint Clair County (MI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,035 people
    • Former names for Marine City:
    • Cottrellville
    • Marine
    • Newport
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marine City <5>
  • Marysville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
    • Marysville is located in Saint Clair County (MI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,649 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marysville <5>
  • Oil City
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oil City came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
  • Peters
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
    • Peters is located in Saint Clair County (MI)
  • Rattle Run
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rattle Run have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rattle Run
    • Rattle Run is located in Saint Clair County (MI)
  • South Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
    • South Park is located in Saint Clair County (MI)

How Far From Mooretown 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 Mooretown to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 379 miles [609.9 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Mooretown to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<8>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 22 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 15 days.
  • The shortest distance<9> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,943 miles [9,564.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,675 miles [10,742.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,554 miles [7,329 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<12>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mooretown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Mooretown 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 . 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mooretown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mooretown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8398, Longitude: -82.4639    
<3>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 Mooretown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<8>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.
<9>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 Mooretown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.024 degrees.
<11>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.596 degrees.
<12>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.712 degrees.




 

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