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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 Moro, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Moro 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 Moro:
- 45.485417, -120.731884
- 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 Moro
- 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 Sherman County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sherman County
- Since Moro is near Wasco County and also Klickitat County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wasco County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Moro
Communities Also Named Moro ...
We found four communities that are also named Moro.
Within Oregon, the name Moro is unique.
Beyond Oregon, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Lee County
- This Moro is located in Lee County and lies 1,721 miles [2,769.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Moro that is located in Sherman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Moro.
- Illinois
- Madison County
- This Moro is located in Madison County and lies 1,623 miles [2,612 km]<1> to the east of the Moro that is located in Sherman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Moro.
- Louisiana
- Concordia Parish
- This Moro is located in Concordia Parish and lies 1,821 miles [2,930.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Moro that is located in Sherman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Concordia Parish community of Moro.
- Maine
- Aroostook County
- This Moro is located in Aroostook County and lies 2,474 miles [3,981.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Moro that is located in Sherman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aroostook County community of Moro.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Moro ...
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.
- Boardman ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Boardman is located in Sherman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
- Dike
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dike is located in Wasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dike
- Gordon ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Grass Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Harmony
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony is located in Sherman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Lockit
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lockit is located in Wasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockit
- Locust Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Locust Grove is located in Sherman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Monkland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sinks ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Thornberry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Thornberry is located in Sherman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornberry
How Far From Moro to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Moro to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Moro and extending to:
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 118 miles [189.9 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Moro to Salem, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,252 miles [3,624.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 88 days and walking would take 128 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,885 miles [11,080.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,650 miles [12,311.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,742 miles [9,240.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Moro) 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 Moro 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 Moro. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4854, Longitude: -120.7319 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.436 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.644 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.867 degrees. |
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