Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Moccasin Mill:
  • 44.600332, -71.801481
  • 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 Moccasin Mill

• 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 Essex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Essex County
  • Since Moccasin Mill is near Caledonia County and also Coos County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Caledonia County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Coos 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 Moccasin Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Moccasin Mill ...

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.

• Baptist Hill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Baptist Hill is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Hill
• Bullthroat
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Bullthroat is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullthroat
• Egypt
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Egypt is located in Caledonia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
• Guildhall
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Guildhall is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guildhall
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guildhall <1>
• Hartwellville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hartwellville is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwellville
• Lost Nation
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Lost Nation is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Nation
• Maidstone
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Maidstone is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidstone
• Masons
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Masons is located in Coos County (NH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons
• Miles Pond
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Miles Pond is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Pond
• Texas
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Texas is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
• Victory
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Victory is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Moccasin Mill and extending to:

• Guildhall, which is the Seat of Essex County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Moccasin Mill to Guildhall, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Montpelier, which is the State Capital of Vermont, lies 44 miles [70.8 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 477 miles [767.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,448 miles [8,767.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,166 miles [9,923.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,041 miles [6,503.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'