Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Crossing:
  • 30.168824, -97.663891
  • 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 Crossing

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

Communities Also Named Moores Crossing ...

We found one communities that are also named Moores Crossing.

Within Texas, the name Moores Crossing is unique.

Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Moores Crossing in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Quebec
    • This Moores Crossing lies 1,683 miles [2,708.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Moores Crossing that is located in Travis County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Moores Crossing ...

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.

• Carl
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Carl is located in Travis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
• Decker
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Decker is located in Travis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
• Elysium
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Elysium is located in Bastrop County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elysium
• Ford Oaks
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Ford Oaks is located in Travis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Oaks
• Mustang Ridge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Mustang Ridge is located in Bastrop County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang Ridge
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,001 people
• Onion Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Onion Creek is located in Travis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onion Creek
• Pilot Knob
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Pilot Knob is located in Travis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
• Pleasant Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Travis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Rollingwood
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Rollingwood is located in Travis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,571 people
• Sunset Valley
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunset Valley is located in Travis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Valley
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunset Valley <2>

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

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

• Austin, which is the Seat of Travis County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies just to the northwest (NW).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,314 miles [2,114.7 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Moores Crossing to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 75 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 52 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,155 miles [11,514.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,884 miles [12,688.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,761 miles [9,271.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'