Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Murry Landing:
  • 38.570668, -75.092960
  • 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 Murry Landing

• 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 Sussex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex County
  • Since Murry Landing is near Worcester County and also Wicomico County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Worcester County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wicomico 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 Murry Landing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Murry Landing ...

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.

• Cedar Shores
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Cedar Shores is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Shores
• Club House Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Club House Landing is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Club House Landing
• Gulls Nest
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Gulls Nest is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulls Nest
• Holly Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Holly Ridge is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge
• Irons Lane Landing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Irons Lane Landing is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irons Lane Landing
• Land of Pleasant Living
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Land of Pleasant Living is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land of Pleasant Living
• Ocean View
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Ocean View is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean View
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,245 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocean View <1>
• Piney Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Piney Point is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Point
• Rogers Haven
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Rogers Haven is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Haven
• Seabreak
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Seabreak is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabreak
• Tower Shores
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Tower Shores is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Shores

How Far From Murry Landing 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 Murry Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Georgetown, which is the Seat of Sussex County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Murry Landing to Georgetown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 46 miles [74 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 107 miles [172.2 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,828 miles [9,379.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,527 miles [10,504.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,406 miles [7,090.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'