Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Settlement:
  • 30.044659, -94.641863
  • 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 Settlement

• 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 Liberty County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Liberty County
  • Since Moore Settlement is near Hardin County and also Chambers County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hardin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chambers 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 Settlement

Communities Also Named Moore Settlement ...

We found one communities that are also named Moore Settlement.

Within Texas, the name Moore Settlement is unique.

Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Moore Settlement in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Missouri
    • Shelby County
    • Although located in Shelby County, we don't know the location within the county.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Moore Settlement.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Moore Settlement ...

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.

• Cottonwood
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cottonwood is located in Liberty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
• Cow Island
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Cow Island is located in Liberty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Island
• Hogpen Crossing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Hogpen Crossing is located in Liberty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogpen Crossing
• Hull
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Hull is located in Liberty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hull <1>
• Liberty
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Liberty is located in Liberty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,506 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <1>
• Rock Island
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Rock Island is located in Liberty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
• Strain
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Strain is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strain
• Tanner Settlement
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Tanner Settlement is located in Liberty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner Settlement
• Whiskey Ford
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Whiskey Ford is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskey Ford

How Far From Moore Settlement 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 community such as Moore Settlement to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Liberty, which is the Seat of Liberty County, lies just to the West.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 185 miles [297.7 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Moore Settlement to Austin, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,170 miles [1,882.9 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 7,043 miles [11,334.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,763 miles [12,493.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,638 miles [9,073.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'