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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 Moorings, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Moorings and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Moorings:
    • 37.094871, -76.863572
    • 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 Moorings
  • 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 Surry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Surry County
    • Since Moorings is near Isle of Wight County and also James City County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Isle of Wight County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for James City 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 Moorings

Communities Also Named Moorings ...

We found three communities that are also named Moorings.

Within Virginia, the name Moorings is unique.

Beyond Virginia, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Collier County
      • This Moorings is located in Collier County and lies 808 miles [1,300.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Moorings that is located in Surry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Collier County community of Moorings.
    • Georgia
      • Gwinnett County
      • This Moorings is located in Gwinnett County and lies 464 miles [746.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Moorings that is located in Surry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gwinnett County community of Moorings.
    • New York
      • Suffolk County
      • This Moorings is located in Suffolk County and lies 317 miles [510.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Moorings that is located in Surry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Moorings.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Moorings ...

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.

  • Alliance
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Alliance is located in Surry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
  • Berrymans Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Berrymans Corner is located in Surry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrymans Corner
  • California Crossroads
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Highgate
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Highgate is located in Surry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgate
  • Lazy Oak Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Lazy Oak Corner is located in Surry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lazy Oak Corner
  • Moonlight
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Moonlight is located in Isle of Wight County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonlight
  • Mount Pleasant
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Surry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Pleasant Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Pleasant Point is located in Surry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Point
  • Scotland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Scotland is located in Surry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
  • Spring Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Spring Grove is located in Surry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
  • Sycamore Crossroads
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Sycamore Crossroads is located in Isle of Wight County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Crossroads

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

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

  • Surry, which is the Seat of Surry County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Moorings to Richmond, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 124 miles [199.6 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,966 miles [9,601.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,663 miles [10,723.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,543 miles [7,311.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Moorings) 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 Moorings 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 Moorings. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0949, Longitude: -76.8636       In this case, the coordinates for Moorings have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.89 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.164 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.321 degrees.