Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Murray City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Murray City and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Murray City
- 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 Murray City:
- 39.509695, -82.167723
- 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 Murray City
- 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 Hocking County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Hocking County
- Since Murray City is near Athens County and also Perry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Athens County
- eBird sighting report for Perry 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Murray City ...
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.
- Candy Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Candy Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candy Town
- Candy Town is located in Hocking County
- Carbon Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Carbon Hill is located in Hocking County
- Goose Run ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Greens Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Run
- Greens Run is located in Athens County
- Hemlock
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Jobs
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Lost Run ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Monday
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Redtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Sand Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
- Sand Run is located in Hocking County
- Sand Run Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Run Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run Junction
- Sand Run Junction is located in Hocking County
- Trimble
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trimble have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Trimble is located in Athens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trimble <2>
- Truetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truetown
- Truetown is located in Athens County
How Far From Murray City to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a village such as Murray City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Murray City and extending to:
- Logan, which is the Seat of Hocking County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Murray City to Logan, with an average speed<4> 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.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 54 miles [86.9 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 277 miles [445.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,083 miles [9,789.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,802 miles [10,946.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,678 miles [7,528.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Murray City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Hocking County: www.co.hocking.oh.us/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Murray City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Murray City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5097, Longitude: -82.1677 In this case, the coordinates for Murray City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Murray City to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.964 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.03 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.722 degrees. |