Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Moody, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Moody and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Moody
- 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 Moody:
- 45.626234, -120.912287
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Moody
- 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 Wasco County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wasco County
- Since Moody is near Sherman County and also Klickitat County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Sherman County
- eBird sighting report for Klickitat 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Moody ...
We found nineteen communities that share the name Moody.
There is one other community in Oregon which is also named Moody.
Beyond Oregon, we know of another eighteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Oregon ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arkansas
- California
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Maine
- Aroostook County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Moody [Aroostook County].
- Penobscot County
- This Moody is located in Penobscot County and lies 2,462 miles [3,962.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Moody that is located in Wasco County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Penobscot County community of Moody.
- York County
- This Moody is located in York County and lies 2,444 miles [3,933.2 km] to the east northeast of the Moody that is located in Wasco County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Moody.
- Missouri
- Howell County
- This Moody is located in Howell County and lies 1,619 miles [2,605.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Moody that is located in Wasco County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howell County community of Moody.
- Marion County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Moody [Marion County].
- New York
- Ohio
- South Dakota
- Texas
- Washington
Curious and Interesting Names Near Moody ...
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.
- Centerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Klickitat County (WA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <4>
- English ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Gooseneck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Lockit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Locust Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Locust Grove is located in Sherman County
- Maryhill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryhill
- Maryhill is located in Klickitat County (WA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maryhill <4>
- Rice ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
- Rice is located in Wasco County
- Rufus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rufus have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rufus
- Rufus is located in Sherman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rufus <4>
- Thornberry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornberry have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornberry
- Thornberry is located in Sherman County
How Far From Moody 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 Moody to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Moody and extending to:
- The Dalles, which is the Seat of Wasco County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Moody to The Dalles, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 113 miles [181.9 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 2,260 miles [3,637.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 89 days and walking would take 129 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,879 miles [11,070.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,643 miles [12,300.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,738 miles [9,234.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Moody. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Wasco County: www.co.wasco.or.us/
The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Moody) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Moody. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.6262, Longitude: -120.9123 In this case, the coordinates for Moody have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Moody 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. |
| <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 Moody, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Moody to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.594 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.835 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.974 degrees. |