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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 Moffett, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Moffett 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 Moffett:
    • 36.630973, -78.753617
    • 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 Moffett
  • 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 Halifax County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Halifax County
    • Since Moffett is near Mecklenburg County and also Granville County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Mecklenburg County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Granville 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 Moffett

Communities Also Named Moffett ...

We found one communities that are also named Moffett.

Within Virginia, the name Moffett is unique.

Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Moffett in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Oklahoma
      • Sequoyah County
      • This Moffett is located in Sequoyah County and lies 879 miles [1,414.6 km]<1> to the west of the Moffett that is located in Halifax County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sequoyah County community of Moffett.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Moffett ...

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.

  • Buffalo Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Buffalo Springs is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
  • Christie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Christie is located in Halifax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
  • Dryburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Dryburg is located in Halifax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryburg
  • Five Forks
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Five Forks is located in Halifax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
  • High Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • High Hill is located in Halifax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
  • Mayo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Mayo is located in Halifax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
  • Nelson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Nelson is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
  • Pools Mill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Pools Mill is located in Halifax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pools Mill
  • Red Bank
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Red Bank is located in Halifax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
  • Rip Rap
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Rip Rap is located in Halifax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rip Rap
  • Sandy Fork
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Sandy Fork is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Fork
  • Shady Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Shady Grove is located in Halifax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
  • Wolf Trap
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Wolf Trap is located in Halifax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Trap

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

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

  • Halifax, which is the Seat of Halifax County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Moffett to Halifax, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 96 miles [154.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 182 miles [292.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,068 miles [9,765.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,768 miles [10,892 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,647 miles [7,478.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Moffett) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Moffett 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 Moffett. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6310, Longitude: -78.7536       In this case, the coordinates for Moffett have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.996 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.356 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.235 degrees.