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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, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Moore 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:
    • 38.966642, -111.153502
    • 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 Moore
  • 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 Moore ...

We found 33 communities that share the name Moore.

Within Utah, the name Moore is unique.

Beyond Utah, we know of another 33 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 33 communities, 32 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Faulkner County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Moore [Faulkner County].
      • Newton County
      • This Moore is located in Newton County and lies 1,020 miles [1,641.5 km]<2> to the east of the Moore that is located in Emery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Moore.
    • California
      • San Bernardino County
      • This Moore is located in San Bernardino County and lies 334 miles [537.5 km]<2> to the southwest of the Moore that is located in Emery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of Moore.
      • Stanislaus County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Moore [Stanislaus County].
    • Colorado
      • Weld County
      • This Moore is located in Weld County and lies 345 miles [555.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Moore that is located in Emery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weld County community of Moore.
    • Florida
      • Polk County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Moore [Polk County].
    • Georgia
      • Chattooga County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Moore [Chattooga County].
      • Hall County
      • This Moore is located in Hall County and lies 1,538 miles [2,475.2 km]<2> to the east of the Moore that is located in Emery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Moore.
      • Laurens County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Moore [Laurens County].
    • Idaho
      • Butte County
      • This Moore is located in Butte County and lies 348 miles [560.1 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Moore that is located in Emery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butte County community of Moore.
    • Indiana
      • DeKalb County
      • This Moore is located in DeKalb County and lies 1,387 miles [2,232.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Moore that is located in Emery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Moore.
    • Kansas
      • Chautauqua County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Chautauqua County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chautauqua County community of Moore.
      • Marion County
      • This community is historic and although located in Marion County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Moore.
    • Kentucky
      • Casey County
      • This Moore is located in Casey County and lies 1,425 miles [2,293.3 km]<2> to the east of the Moore that is located in Emery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Casey County community of Moore.
      • Jefferson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Moore [Jefferson County].
    • Louisiana
      • Winn Parish
      • This Moore is located in Winn Parish and lies 1,152 miles [1,854 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Moore that is located in Emery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winn Parish community of Moore.
    • Manitoba
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.
    • Michigan
      • Charlevoix County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Moore [Charlevoix County].
      • Roscommon County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Moore [Roscommon County].
    • Montana
      • Fergus County
      • This Moore is located in Fergus County and lies 557 miles [896.4 km]<2> to the north of the Moore that is located in Emery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fergus County community of Moore.
    • New Jersey
      • Mercer County
      • This Moore is located in Mercer County and lies 1,915 miles [3,081.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Moore that is located in Emery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Moore.
    • New Mexico
      • Rio Arriba County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Rio Arriba County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rio Arriba County community of Moore.
    • Ohio
      • Adams 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 Moore [Adams County].
      • Belmont County
      • This community is historic and although located in Belmont County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Belmont County community of Moore.
    • Oklahoma
      • Cleveland County
      • This Moore is located in Cleveland County and lies 792 miles [1,274.6 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Moore that is located in Emery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleveland County community of Moore.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Delaware County
      • This Moore is located in Delaware County and lies 1,900 miles [3,057.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Moore that is located in Emery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Moore.
    • South Carolina
      • Spartanburg County
      • This Moore is located in Spartanburg County and lies 1,628 miles [2,620 km]<2> to the east of the Moore that is located in Emery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Moore.
    • South Dakota
      • Moore #
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Moore.
    • Texas
      • Brazos County
      • This Moore is located in Brazos County and lies 1,010 miles [1,625.4 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Moore that is located in Emery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brazos County community of Moore.
      • Frio County
      • This Moore is located in Frio County and lies 973 miles [1,565.9 km] to the southeast of the Moore that is located in Emery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frio County community of Moore.
    • Washington
      • Chelan County
      • This Moore is located in Chelan County and lies 794 miles [1,277.8 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Moore that is located in Emery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chelan County community of Moore.
    • West Virginia
      • Roane County
      • This Moore is located in Roane County and lies 1,590 miles [2,558.9 km]<2> to the east of the Moore that is located in Emery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roane County community of Moore.
      • Tucker County
      • This Moore is located in Tucker County and lies 1,677 miles [2,698.9 km] to the east of the Moore that is located in Emery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tucker County community of Moore.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Moore ...

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.

  • Lone Tree Crossing
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Tree Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree Crossing
    • Lone Tree Crossing is located in Emery County
  • Orangeville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Shanty Town ‑ Historic
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shanty Town. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanty Town
    • Shanty Town is located in Emery County
  • Whipup
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whipup have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipup
    • Whipup is located in Sevier County

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

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

  • Castle Dale, which is the Seat of Emery County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Moore to Castle Dale, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 130 miles [209.2 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,821 miles [2,930.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 72 days and walking would take 104 days.
  • The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,089 miles [11,408.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,856 miles [12,643 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,819 miles [9,364.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Moore. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Emery County: www.co.emery.ut.us/

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Moore 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.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Moore) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Moore. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9666, Longitude: -111.1535       In this case, the coordinates for Moore have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Moore, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>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.
<8>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 to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.164 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 330.429 degrees.
<11>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.466 degrees.









 

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