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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 Moulton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Moulton 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 Moulton:
- 29.574463, -97.145687
- 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 Moulton
- 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 Lavaca County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lavaca County
- Since Moulton is near Gonzales County and also Fayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gonzales County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette 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 Moulton
Communities Also Named Moulton ...
We found eleven communities that are also named Moulton.
Within Texas, the name Moulton is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Lawrence County
- This Moulton is located in Lawrence County and lies 669 miles [1,076.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Moulton that is located in Lavaca County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Moulton.
- Arkansas
- Columbia County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Moulton [Columbia County].
- Illinois
- Shelby County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Moulton [Shelby County].
- Iowa
- Appanoose County
- This Moulton is located in Appanoose County and lies 807 miles [1,298.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Moulton that is located in Lavaca County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Appanoose County community of Moulton.
- Montana
- Fergus County
- This Moulton is located in Fergus County and lies 1,389 miles [2,235.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Moulton that is located in Lavaca County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fergus County community of Moulton.
- Nebraska
- Loup County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Loup County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Loup County community of Moulton.
- North Carolina
- Franklin County
- This Moulton is located in Franklin County and lies 1,183 miles [1,903.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Moulton that is located in Lavaca County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Moulton.
- Ohio
- Auglaize County
- This Moulton is located in Auglaize County and lies 1,047 miles [1,685 km]<1> to the northeast of the Moulton that is located in Lavaca County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Auglaize County community of Moulton.
- Lawrence County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Moulton [Lawrence County].
- South Dakota
- Pennington County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Moulton [Pennington County].
- Washington
- Clark County
- This Moulton is located in Clark County and lies 1,764 miles [2,838.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Moulton that is located in Lavaca County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Moulton.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Moulton ...
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.
- Colony
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Comanche Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Comanche Crossing is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche Crossing
- Elm Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Elm Grove is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
- Glaze City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Glaze City is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glaze City
- Hackberry ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- High Hill ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- High Hill is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
- Little New York
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Little New York is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little New York
- Nickel ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Nickel is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickel
- Saturn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Saturn is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saturn
- Sweet Home
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
How Far From Moulton 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 town such as Moulton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Moulton and extending to:
- Hallettsville, which is the Seat of Lavaca County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Moulton to Hallettsville, 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 59 miles [95 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,311 miles [2,109.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 52 days and walking would take 75 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,166 miles [11,532.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,892 miles [12,700.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,768 miles [9,282.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Moulton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Moulton 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. |
| <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 Moulton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Moulton 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 Moulton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.5745, Longitude: -97.1457 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.715 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.814 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.119 degrees. |
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