Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Moore, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Moore and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Moore
- 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 Moore:
- 38.882585, -81.407621
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Moore
- 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 Roane County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Roane County
- Since Moore is near Wirt County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wirt County
- eBird sighting report for Jackson 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Moore ...
We found 33 communities that share the name Moore.
There is one other community in West Virginia which is also named Moore.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another 32 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 32 communities, 32 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In West Virginia ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Faulkner County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Moore [Faulkner County].
- Newton County
- This Moore is located in Newton County and lies 670 miles [1,078.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Moore that is located in Roane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Moore.
- California
- San Bernardino County
- This Moore is located in San Bernardino County and lies 1,868 miles [3,006.3 km]<1> to the west of the Moore that is located in Roane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of Moore.
- Stanislaus County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Moore [Stanislaus County].
- Colorado
- Florida
- Georgia
- Chattooga County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Moore [Chattooga County].
- Hall County
- This Moore is located in Hall County and lies 347 miles [558.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Moore that is located in Roane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Moore.
- Laurens County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Moore [Laurens County].
- Idaho
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Chautauqua County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Chautauqua County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chautauqua County community of Moore.
- Marion County
- This community is historic and although located in Marion County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Moore.
- Kentucky
- Casey County
- This Moore is located in Casey County and lies 217 miles [349.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Moore that is located in Roane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Casey County community of Moore.
- Jefferson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Moore [Jefferson County].
- Louisiana
- Manitoba
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Michigan
- Charlevoix County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Moore [Charlevoix County].
- Roscommon County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Moore [Roscommon County].
- Montana
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- Ohio
- Adams County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Moore [Adams County].
- Belmont County
- This community is historic and although located in Belmont County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Belmont County community of Moore.
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Texas
- Brazos County
- This Moore is located in Brazos County and lies 1,012 miles [1,628.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Moore that is located in Roane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brazos County community of Moore.
- Frio County
- This Moore is located in Frio County and lies 1,211 miles [1,948.9 km] to the west southwest of the Moore that is located in Roane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frio County community of Moore.
- Utah
- Washington
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Moore ...
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.
- Beaverdam
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Dukes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Evelyn ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Grace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Green Acres
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Acres is located in Roane County
- Liverpool
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
- Liverpool is located in Jackson County
- Nancy Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Quiet Vale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quiet Vale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Vale
- Quiet Vale is located in Roane County
- Reedy
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Reedyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reedyville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedyville
- Reedyville is located in Roane County
- Sandy Summit
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Summit
- Sandy Summit is located in Roane County
- Seaman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Sunflower
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Two Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
How Far From Moore 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 Moore to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Moore and extending to:
- Spencer, which is the Seat of Roane County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Moore to Charleston, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 234 miles [376.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,080 miles [9,784.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,796 miles [10,937.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,671 miles [7,517.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Moore. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Moore) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Moore. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8826, Longitude: -81.4076 In this case, the coordinates for Moore have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Moore could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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 Moore, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Moore to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.512 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.422 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.592 degrees. |