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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 Murfreesboro, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Murfreesboro and the surrounding area.
- 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 Murfreesboro:
- 34.064508, -93.690056
- 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 Murfreesboro
- 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 Pike County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pike County
- Since Murfreesboro is near Hempstead County and also Howard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hempstead County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Howard 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 Murfreesboro
Communities Also Named Murfreesboro ...
We found two communities that are also named Murfreesboro.
Within Arkansas, the name Murfreesboro is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Hertford County
- This Murfreesboro is located in Hertford County and lies 948 miles [1,525.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Murfreesboro that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hertford County community of Murfreesboro.
- Tennessee
- Rutherford County
- This Murfreesboro is located in Rutherford County and lies 430 miles [692 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Murfreesboro that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Murfreesboro.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Murfreesboro ...
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.
- Ball ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ball is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball
- Billstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Highland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hopewell is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Maxwell ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Maxwell is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Nathan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pike City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Home ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Home is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Home
- Pump Springs ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pump Springs is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pump Springs
- Reed
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Reed is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Stanley ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Stanley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
How Far From Murfreesboro 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 city such as Murfreesboro to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Murfreesboro and extending to:
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Murfreesboro to Little Rock, 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 6 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 981 miles [1,578.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 56 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,800 miles [10,943.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,530 miles [12,118.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,407 miles [8,701.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Murfreesboro) 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 Murfreesboro 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 Murfreesboro. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0645, Longitude: -93.6901 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.037 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.422 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.106 degrees. |
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