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We found thirteen communities that are also named Murdock.
Within Florida, the name Murdock is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Illinois
Douglas County
This Murdock is located in Douglas County and lies 946 miles [1,522.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Murdock that is located in Charlotte County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Murdock.
Indiana
Lawrence County
This Murdock is located in Lawrence County and lies 859 miles [1,382.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Murdock that is located in Charlotte County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Murdock.
Kansas
Butler 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 Kansas community of Murdock [Butler County].
Kingman County
This Murdock is located in Kingman County and lies 1,173 miles [1,887.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Murdock that is located in Charlotte County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kingman County community of Murdock.
Louisiana
Tangipahoa Parish
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 Louisiana community of Murdock [Tangipahoa Parish].
Minnesota
Swift County
This Murdock is located in Swift County and lies 1,454 miles [2,340 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Murdock that is located in Charlotte County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Swift County community of Murdock.
Nebraska
Cass County
This Murdock is located in Cass County and lies 1,252 miles [2,014.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Murdock that is located in Charlotte County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Murdock.
New Mexico
Quay County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Quay County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Quay County community of Murdock.
Ohio
Warren County
This Murdock is located in Warren County and lies 856 miles [1,377.6 km]<1> to the north of the Murdock that is located in Charlotte County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Murdock.
Pennsylvania
Somerset County
This Murdock is located in Somerset County and lies 910 miles [1,464.5 km]<1> to the north of the Murdock that is located in Charlotte County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Murdock.
Utah
Beaver County
This Murdock is located in Beaver County and lies 1,946 miles [3,131.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Murdock that is located in Charlotte County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaver County community of Murdock.
Davis County
This Murdock is located in Davis County and lies 1,953 miles [3,143 km] to the northwest of the Murdock that is located in Charlotte County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Murdock.
Washington
Klickitat County
This Murdock is located in Klickitat County and lies 2,489 miles [4,005.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Murdock that is located in Charlotte County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Klickitat County community of Murdock.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Murdock ...
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.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Murdock to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Murdock and extending to:
Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 269 miles [432.9 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Murdock to Tallahassee, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 16 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 871 miles [1,401.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 50 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,647 miles [10,697.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,309 miles [11,762.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,214 miles [8,391.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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- Murdock) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Murdock 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 Murdock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Murdock 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 Murdock. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.0129, Longitude: -82.1462
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.59 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.821 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.981 degrees.