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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 Moomaw, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Moomaw 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 Moomaw:
- 37.374576, -80.145878
- 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 Moomaw
- 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 Roanoke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Roanoke County
- Since Moomaw is near Craig County and also Salem City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Craig County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Salem City
- 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 Moomaw
Communities Also Named Moomaw ...
We found one communities that are also named Moomaw.
Within Virginia, the name Moomaw is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Moomaw in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Nebraska
- Sheridan County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Sheridan County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sheridan County community of Moomaw.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Moomaw ...
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.
- Bear Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bear Rock is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Rock
- Cherokee Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cherokee Hills is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Hills
- Dale Court
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dale Court is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Court
- Deep Dell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Deep Dell is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Dell
- Dropmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dropmore is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dropmore
- Evans Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Evans Hill is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Hill
- Forest Lawn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Lawn is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn
- Glen Forest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Glen Forest is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Forest
- Green Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Green Hill is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Hanging Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hanging Rock is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Hockman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hockman is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockman
- Honeysuckle Bluff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Honeysuckle Bluff is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeysuckle Bluff
- Continue List (24 more) ...
- Jones
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jones is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Lake Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Spring is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Spring
- Lake View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lake View is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Lee - Mitchell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lee - Mitchell is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee - Mitchell
- Lewis Place
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lewis Place is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Place
- Locust Grove Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Grove Park is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove Park
- Mason Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mason Cove is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cove
- Mitchell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchell is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Mountain View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain View is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Plainview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Plainview is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Quail Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Quail Crossing is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Crossing
- Robin Hood Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Robin Hood Park is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Hood Park
- Rolling Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rolling Hills is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Shamrock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shamrock is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
- Sinking Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sinking Creek is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Creek
- Skyview
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Skyview is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyview
- Spangler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spangler is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
- Spruce Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Spruce Hill is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Hill
- Stonegate
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stonegate is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate
- Talking Leaves
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Talking Leaves is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talking Leaves
- Vermont Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Vermont Heights is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont Heights
- Willow Green
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Willow Green is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Green
- Woodlawn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlawn is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Woodside Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Woodside Park is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Park
How Far From Moomaw 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 community such as Moomaw to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Moomaw once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Moomaw and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 148 miles [238.2 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Moomaw to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 198 miles [318.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,095 miles [9,809 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,801 miles [10,945.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,678 miles [7,528.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 Moomaw, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Moomaw) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Moomaw 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 Moomaw. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3746, Longitude: -80.1459 In this case, the coordinates for Moomaw have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.791 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.375 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.552 degrees. |
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