Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Moss Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Moss Hill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Moss Hill
- 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 Moss Hill:
- 30.247433, -94.741590
- 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 Moss 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 Liberty County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Liberty County
- Since Moss Hill is near Hardin County and also Polk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hardin County
- eBird sighting report for Polk 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 Moss Hill ...
We found three communities that share the name Moss Hill.
Within Texas, the name Moss Hill is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
- North Carolina
- Utah
Curious and Interesting Names Near Moss 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.
- Big Thicket Loblolly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Thicket Loblolly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Thicket Loblolly
- Big Thicket Loblolly is located in Liberty County
- Clark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Ducat Settlement
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ducat Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducat Settlement
- Ducat Settlement is located in Liberty County
- Franklin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Grand Cane
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Cane have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Cane
- Grand Cane is located in Liberty County
- Hull
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hull have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
- Hull is located in Liberty County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hull <4>
- Jacob Settlement
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacob Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacob Settlement
- Jacob Settlement is located in Liberty County
- Sam Houston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sam Houston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sam Houston
- Sam Houston is located in Liberty County
- Tanner Settlement
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanner Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner Settlement
- Tanner Settlement is located in Liberty County
How Far From Moss 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 Moss Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Moss Hill and extending to:
- Liberty, which is the Seat of Liberty County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Moss Hill to Liberty, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 179 miles [288.1 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,167 miles [1,878.1 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,037 miles [11,325 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,758 miles [12,485.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,633 miles [9,065.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Moss Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Liberty County: www.co.liberty.tx.us/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Moss Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Moss Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Moss Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.2474, Longitude: -94.7416 In this case, the coordinates for Moss Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Moss Hill 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 318.258 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.185 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.048 degrees. |