Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Moores, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Moores and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Moores
- 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:
- 35.967563, -86.816667
- 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 Moores
- 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 Williamson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Williamson County
- Since Moores is near Davidson County and also Rutherford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Davidson County
- eBird sighting report for Rutherford 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 Moores ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Moores.
There is one other community in Tennessee which is also named Moores.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Tennessee ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Kansas
- Michigan
- Arenac 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 Michigan community of Moores [Arenac County].
- Eaton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Moores [Eaton County].
- Mississippi
- Montana
- New Jersey
- North Carolina
- Virginia
- Albemarle 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 Virginia community of Moores [Albemarle County].
- Poquoson City
- This Moores is located in Poquoson City and lies 582 miles [936.6 km]<2> to the east of the Moores that is located in Williamson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Poquoson City community of Moores.
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Moores ...
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.
- Carpenters ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpenters have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters
- Carpenters is located in Williamson County
- Chestnut Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Chestnut Hill is located in Williamson County
- Crockett Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crockett Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Cove
- Crockett Cove is located in Williamson County
- Crockett Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crockett Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Hills
- Crockett Hills is located in Williamson County
- Crockett Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crockett Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Springs
- Crockett Springs is located in Williamson County
- Fountainhead
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountainhead have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainhead
- Fountainhead is located in Williamson County
- Foxland Hall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foxland Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxland Hall
- Foxland Hall is located in Williamson County
- Highgate
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Indian Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Point
- Indian Point is located in Williamson County
- Indian Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Indian Springs is located in Williamson County
- Jamestown
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Landings
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Continue List (5 more) ...
- Liberty Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hills
- Liberty Hills is located in Williamson County
- Mudsink
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Royal Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Royal Oaks is located in Williamson County
- Stevens Shop ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stevens Shop have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Shop
- Stevens Shop is located in Williamson County
- Walnut Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills
- Walnut Hills is located in Williamson County
- Liberty Hills
How Far From Moores 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 to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Moores once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Moores and extending to:
- Franklin, which is the Seat of Williamson County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Moores to Nashville, with an average speed<5> 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 572 miles [920.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,435 miles [10,356.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,153 miles [11,511.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,028 miles [8,091.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
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 Moores 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Moores) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Moores. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9676, Longitude: -86.8167 In this case, the coordinates for Moores have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Moores, 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 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. |
| <6> | 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 Moores to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.81 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.782 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.751 degrees. |