Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Moses Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Moses Crossing and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Moses Crossing

• 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 Moses Crossing:
  • 37.797642, -78.748908
  • 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 Moses Crossing

• 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 Nelson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Nelson County
  • Since Moses Crossing is near Albemarle County and also Buckingham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Albemarle County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Buckingham 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 Moses Crossing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Moses Crossing ...

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.

• Boiling Spring
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Boiling Spring is located in Albemarle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Spring
• Bungletown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Bungletown is located in Albemarle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bungletown
• Covesville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Covesville is located in Albemarle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covesville
• Gordon Crossing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Gordon Crossing is located in Nelson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Crossing
• Gullysville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Gullysville is located in Nelson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gullysville
• Heards
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Heards is located in Albemarle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heards
• Howardsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Howardsville is located in Albemarle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardsville
• Lakeview Heights
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lakeview Heights is located in Nelson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
• Porters
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Porters is located in Albemarle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters
• Red Apple Orchard
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Red Apple Orchard is located in Nelson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Apple Orchard
• Rockfish
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Rockfish is located in Nelson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
• Shipman
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Shipman is located in Nelson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipman
• Twin Poplars
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Twin Poplars is located in Nelson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Poplars

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Moses Crossing and extending to:

• Lovingston, which is the Seat of Nelson County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 73 miles [117.5 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Moses Crossing to Richmond, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 119 miles [191.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving 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 6,017 miles [9,683.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,722 miles [10,818 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,599 miles [7,401.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'