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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 Moore Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Moore Hill 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 Moore Hill:
- 30.690473, -95.032158
- 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 Moore Hill
- 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 Polk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
- Since Moore Hill is near San Jacinto County and also Trinity County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for San Jacinto County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Trinity 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 Moore Hill
Communities Also Named Moore Hill ...
We found one communities that are also named Moore Hill.
Within Texas, the name Moore Hill is unique.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Moore Hill in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Knox County
- This Moore Hill is located in Knox County and lies 761 miles [1,224.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Moore Hill that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Moore Hill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Moore Hill ...
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.
- Coldspring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Israel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Israel is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Israel
- Point Blank
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Providence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Providence is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Rose Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Hill is located in San Jacinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Snow Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Snow Hill is located in San Jacinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Tigerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Tigerville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigerville
- Tobacco Patch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tobacco Patch is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobacco Patch
- Willow Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Willow Springs is located in San Jacinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
- Wolf Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wolf Creek is located in San Jacinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
How Far From Moore Hill 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 Moore Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Moore Hill and extending to:
- Livingston, which is the Seat of Polk County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 163 miles [262.3 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Moore Hill to Austin, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,164 miles [1,873.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 46 days and walking would take 67 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,026 miles [11,307.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,749 miles [12,470.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,624 miles [9,051 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Moore Hill) 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 Moore Hill 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 Moore Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.6905, Longitude: -95.0322 In this case, the coordinates for Moore Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.506 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.534 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.122 degrees. |
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