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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 Mooredale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mooredale 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 Mooredale:
    • 40.127589, -77.292484
    • 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 Mooredale
  • 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 Cumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
    • Since Mooredale is near Adams County and also York County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Adams County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for York 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 Mooredale

Communities Also Named Mooredale ...

We found one communities that are also named Mooredale.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Mooredale is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Mooredale in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Texas
      • Fort Bend County
      • This Mooredale is located in Fort Bend County and lies 1,285 miles [2,068 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Mooredale that is located in Cumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fort Bend County community of Mooredale.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mooredale ...

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.

  • Bears Crossroads
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bears Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bears Crossroads
  • Big Spring
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Big Spring is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
  • Bonny Brook
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bonny Brook is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Brook
  • Brushtown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Brushtown is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushtown
  • Cobblesville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cobblesville is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblesville
  • Craighead
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Craighead is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craighead
  • Elliotts Mill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Elliotts Mill is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliotts Mill
  • Hays Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hays Grove is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Grove
  • Hockersville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hockersville is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockersville
  • Hunters Run
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hunters Run is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Run
  • Huntsdale
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Huntsdale is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
  • Mount Rock
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Rock is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Rock
  • Walnut Bottom
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Walnut Bottom is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Bottom

How Far From Mooredale to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Mooredale to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Carlisle, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Mooredale to Harrisburg, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 86 miles [138.4 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,856 miles [9,424.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,567 miles [10,568.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,443 miles [7,150.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mooredale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Mooredale 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 Mooredale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1276, Longitude: -77.2925       In this case, the coordinates for Mooredale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.959 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.708 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.343 degrees.