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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 Moss, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Moss 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 Moss:
- 40.858834, -111.900216
- 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 Moss
- 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 Davis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Davis County
- Since Moss is near Salt Lake County and also Summit County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Salt Lake County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Summit 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 Moss
Communities Also Named Moss ...
We found thirteen communities that are also named Moss.
Within Utah, the name Moss is unique.
Beyond Utah, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Marengo County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Moss [Marengo County].
- California
- Imperial County
- This Moss is located in Imperial County and lies 576 miles [927 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Moss that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Imperial County community of Moss.
- Monterey County
- This Moss is located in Monterey County and lies 600 miles [965.6 km] to the west southwest of the Moss that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monterey County community of Moss.
- Idaho
- Canyon County
- This Moss is located in Canyon County and lies 307 miles [494.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the Moss that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Canyon County community of Moss.
- Kansas
- Johnson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Moss [Johnson County].
- Louisiana
- Caddo Parish
- This Moss is located in Caddo Parish and lies 1,170 miles [1,882.9 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Moss that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caddo Parish community of Moss.
- Mississippi
- Jasper County
- This Moss is located in Jasper County and lies 1,404 miles [2,259.5 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Moss that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Moss.
- Missouri
- Lafayette County
- Although located in Lafayette County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lafayette County community of Moss.
- North Carolina
- Stanly County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Moss [Stanly County].
- South Carolina
- Edgefield County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Moss [Edgefield County].
- Tennessee
- Clay County
- This Moss is located in Clay County and lies 1,440 miles [2,317.5 km]<2> to the east of the Moss that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Moss.
- Virginia
- Dickenson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Moss [Dickenson County].
- West Virginia
- Gilmer County
- This Moss is located in Gilmer County and lies 1,645 miles [2,647.4 km]<2> to the east of the Moss that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gilmer County community of Moss.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Moss ...
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.
- Bountiful
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bountiful is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bountiful
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,921 people
- Former names for Bountiful:
- Calls Settlement
- North Canyon Settlement
- North Canyon Ward
- North Mill Creek Canyon Ward
- Sessions Settlement
- Stoker
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bountiful <4>
- Brown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Brown is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown
- Castle
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Castle is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle
- Chalet
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Chalet is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalet
- Colonial
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Colonial is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial
- Feller Drive
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Feller Drive is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feller Drive
- Garden Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Garden Grove is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Grove
- Golden Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Golden Meadows is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Meadows
- Harbor Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Harbor Heights is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Heights
- Hillside Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hillside Gardens is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Gardens
- Hillside Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hillside Oaks is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Oaks
- Hogan Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hogan Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogan Park
- Continue List (33 more) ...
- Jenkins Orchard
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jenkins Orchard is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Orchard
- Lakeview Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lakeview Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Park
- Lynnhaven
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lynnhaven is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnhaven
- Maple Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Maple Springs is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Springs
- Meadow Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Meadow Crossing is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Crossing
- Meadowlane
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Meadowlane is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlane
- Monarch Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Monarch Hills is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch Hills
- Mountain Aire
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mountain Aire is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Aire
- Mountains Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mountains Meadows is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountains Meadows
- Nelson
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Nelson is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Oak Way
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Oak Way is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Way
- Oakleaf
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Oakleaf is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakleaf
- Orchard Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Orchard Hills is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- Orchard Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Orchard Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Park
- Orchard Place
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Orchard Place is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Place
- Paradise Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Paradise Hills is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hills
- Paul
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Paul is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul
- Pleasant
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pleasant is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant
- Rainbow Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rainbow Hills is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Hills
- Shamrock Drive
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Shamrock Drive is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Drive
- Skyline Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Skyline Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Park
- Spring Meadow
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Spring Meadow is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Meadow
- Stanley Circle
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Stanley Circle is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Circle
- Star Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Star Heights is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Heights
- Summer Oak
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Summer Oak is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Oak
- Sundown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sundown is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown
- Sunny Slope
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sunny Slope is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Slope
- Sunshine
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sunshine is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Valerie
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Valerie is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valerie
- Valley Side
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Valley Side is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Side
- Valley Side Circle
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Valley Side Circle is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Side Circle
- Wildwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wildwood is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Woods Cross
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
How Far From Moss 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 Moss to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Moss and extending to:
- Farmington, which is the Seat of Davis County, lies just to the North.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies just to the south (S).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,840 miles [2,961.2 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Moss to White House, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 105 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 72 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,993 miles [11,254.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,761 miles [12,490.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,741 miles [9,239.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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, 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) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Moss 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. |
| <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 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 Moss. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8588, Longitude: -111.9002 In this case, the coordinates for Moss have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.941 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.513 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.766 degrees. |
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