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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, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Murphy 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:
- 31.071020, -83.823505
- 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
- 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 Colquitt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Colquitt County
- Since Murphy is near Thomas County and also Brooks County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Thomas County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Brooks 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
Communities Also Named Murphy ...
We found 23 communities that are also named Murphy.
Within Georgia, the name Murphy is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of 23 communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Lauderdale 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 Alabama community of Murphy [Lauderdale County].
- Idaho
- Owyhee County
- This Murphy is located in Owyhee County and lies 1,970 miles [3,170.4 km]<2> to the northwest of the Murphy that is located in Colquitt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Owyhee County community of Murphy.
- Indiana
- Pike 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 Indiana community of Murphy [Pike County].
- Iowa
- Bremer 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 Iowa community of Murphy [Bremer County].
- Jasper County
- This Murphy is located in Jasper County and lies 889 miles [1,430.7 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Murphy that is located in Colquitt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Murphy.
- Kentucky
- Anderson 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 Kentucky community of Murphy [Anderson County].
- Michigan
- Baraga 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 Michigan community of Murphy [Baraga County].
- Isabella County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Murphy [Isabella County].
- Mississippi
- Washington County
- This Murphy is located in Washington County and lies 426 miles [685.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Murphy that is located in Colquitt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Murphy.
- Yalobusha 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 Mississippi community of Murphy [Yalobusha County].
- Missouri
- Jefferson County
- This Murphy is located in Jefferson County and lies 636 miles [1,023.5 km]<2> to the northwest of the Murphy that is located in Colquitt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Murphy.
- Nebraska
- Hamilton County
- This Murphy is located in Hamilton County and lies 1,044 miles [1,680.2 km]<2> to the northwest of the Murphy that is located in Colquitt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Murphy.
- Nevada
- Churchill County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Churchill County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Churchill County community of Murphy.
- New Jersey
- Camden County
- This Murphy is located in Camden County and lies 778 miles [1,252.1 km]<2> to the northeast of the Murphy that is located in Colquitt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Murphy.
- North Carolina
- Cherokee County
- This Murphy is located in Cherokee County and lies 277 miles [445.8 km]<2> to the north of the Murphy that is located in Colquitt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Murphy.
- Ohio
- Washington County
- This Murphy is located in Washington County and lies 594 miles [956 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Murphy that is located in Colquitt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Murphy.
- Oklahoma
- Mayes County
- This Murphy is located in Mayes County and lies 743 miles [1,195.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Murphy that is located in Colquitt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mayes County community of Murphy.
- Oregon
- Josephine County
- This Murphy is located in Josephine County and lies 2,297 miles [3,696.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Murphy that is located in Colquitt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Josephine County community of Murphy.
- South Dakota
- Pennington County
- This Murphy is located in Pennington County and lies 1,379 miles [2,219.3 km]<2> to the northwest of the Murphy that is located in Colquitt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pennington County community of Murphy.
- Texas
- Collin County
- This Murphy is located in Collin County and lies 759 miles [1,221.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Murphy that is located in Colquitt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Collin County community of Murphy.
- Virginia
- Buchanan County
- This Murphy is located in Buchanan County and lies 428 miles [688.8 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Murphy that is located in Colquitt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buchanan County community of Murphy.
- Montgomery County
- This Murphy is located in Montgomery County and lies 468 miles [753.2 km] to the north northeast of the Murphy that is located in Colquitt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Murphy.
- West Virginia
- Barbour County
- This Murphy is located in Barbour County and lies 589 miles [947.9 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Murphy that is located in Colquitt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barbour County community of Murphy.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Murphy ...
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.
- Barbers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Barbers is located in Colquitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbers
- Berlin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Five Forks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Five Forks is located in Thomas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Hartsfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Marble ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Marble is located in Colquitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble
- Merrillville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Merrillville is located in Thomas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillville
- Sand Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Hill is located in Brooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Sunset
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset is located in Colquitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
How Far From Murphy 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 community such as Murphy to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Murphy and extending to:
- Moultrie, which is the Seat of Colquitt County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 188 miles [302.6 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Murphy to Atlanta, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 662 miles [1,065.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,538 miles [10,521.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,227 miles [11,630.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,112 miles [8,227 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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 Murphy 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Murphy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Murphy, 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 Murphy 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. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.0710, Longitude: -83.8235 In this case, the coordinates for Murphy have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.79 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.769 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.692 degrees. |
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