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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 Murphys, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Murphys 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 Murphys:
- 38.136139, -120.456453
- 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 Murphys
- 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 Calaveras County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calaveras County
- Since Murphys is near Tuolumne County and also Amador County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tuolumne County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Amador 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 Murphys
Communities Also Named Murphys ...
We found two communities that are also named Murphys.
There is one other community in California that is also named Murphys.
Beyond California, there is another community also named Murphys in the United States.
- Communities Located In California ...
- Santa Clara County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Murphys [Santa Clara County].
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
- Hancock County
- This Murphys is located in Hancock County and lies 1,949 miles [3,136.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Murphys that is located in Calaveras County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Murphys.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Murphys ...
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.
- Angels Camp
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Angels City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Angels City is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angels City
- Big Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Big Valley is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Valley
- Cave City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cave City is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave City
- Fisher Place
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fisher Place is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Place
- Forest Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Meadows is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Meadows
- Indian Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Indian Creek is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Indian Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Hills is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Parrotts Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Parrotts Ferry is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrotts Ferry
- Red Apple
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Red Apple is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Apple
- Rocky Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rocky Hill is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Sheep Ranch
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sunset Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset Point is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Point
- Timber Trails
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Timber Trails is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Trails
How Far From Murphys 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 community such as Murphys to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Murphys and extending to:
- San Andreas, which is the Seat of Calaveras County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Murphys to San Andreas, 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.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 63 miles [101.4 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,323 miles [3,738.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 132 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,354 miles [11,835.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,122 miles [13,071.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,159 miles [9,911.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Murphys 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. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Murphys) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Murphys 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 Murphys. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1361, Longitude: -120.4565 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.594 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.238 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.963 degrees. |
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