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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 Murphy Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Murphy Junction 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 Murphy Junction:
- 34.884805, -84.308253
- 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 Murphy Junction
- 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 Fannin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fannin County
- Since Murphy Junction is near Gilmer County and also Cherokee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gilmer County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee 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 Murphy Junction
Communities Also Named Murphy Junction ...
We found one communities that are also named Murphy Junction.
Within Georgia, the name Murphy Junction is unique.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Murphy Junction in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Buncombe County
- This Murphy Junction is located in Buncombe County and lies 109 miles [175.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Murphy Junction that is located in Fannin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buncombe County community of Murphy Junction.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Murphy Junction ...
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.
- Chestnut Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Chestnut Gap is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Gap
- Cutcane
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cutcane is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutcane
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,417 people
- Forge Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Forge Mill is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forge Mill
- Greens Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Greens Mill is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Mill
- Hothouse
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hothouse is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hothouse
- Loving
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Loving is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loving
- Maxwell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Maxwell is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Mineral Bluff
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Sugar Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sugar Creek is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
- Union
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Union is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Windy Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Windy Ridge is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Ridge
How Far From Murphy Junction 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 Murphy Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Murphy Junction and extending to:
- Blue Ridge, which is the Seat of Fannin County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 78 miles [125.5 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Murphy Junction to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>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 5 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 487 miles [783.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,383 miles [10,272.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,090 miles [11,410.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,967 miles [7,993.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Murphy Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Murphy Junction 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 Murphy Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8848, Longitude: -84.3083 In this case, the coordinates for Murphy Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.248 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.831 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.974 degrees. |
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