Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Moores Camp:
  • 36.149523, -84.385765
  • 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 Moores Camp

• 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 Anderson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Anderson County
  • Since Moores Camp is near Morgan County and also Scott County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Scott 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 Moores Camp

Curious and Interesting Names Near Moores Camp ...

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.

• Buffalo
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Buffalo is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
• Charleys Branch
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Charleys Branch is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleys Branch
• Clinchmore
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Clinchmore is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchmore
• Fork Mountain
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Fork Mountain is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Mountain
• Frost
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Frost is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
• Frost Bottom
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Frost Bottom is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost Bottom
• Newland ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Newland is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland
• Oliver Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Oliver Springs is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver Springs
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,439 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oliver Springs <1>
• Roberts Ford
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Roberts Ford is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Ford
• Rosedale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Rosedale is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
• Stainville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Stainville is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stainville
• Union
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Union is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
• Windrock
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Windrock is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windrock

How Far From Moores Camp 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 Moores Camp to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Moores Camp and extending to:

• Clinton, which is the Seat of Anderson County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Moores Camp to Clinton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 133 miles [214 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 444 miles [714.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,327 miles [10,182.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,040 miles [11,329.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,915 miles [7,909.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'