Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Murrays Crossroads:
  • 32.320988, -84.294358
  • 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 Murrays Crossroads

• 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 Schley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Schley County
  • Since Murrays Crossroads is near Taylor County and also Macon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Taylor County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Macon 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 Murrays Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Murrays Crossroads ...

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.

• Blueville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Blueville is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blueville
• Bumphead
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Bumphead is located in Schley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumphead
• Clearview
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Clearview is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
• Cutoff
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Cutoff is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutoff
• Five Points
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Five Points is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Fountainville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Fountainville is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainville
• Friendship
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Friendship is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
• Garden Valley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Garden Valley is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
• Ideal
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Ideal is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ideal
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ideal <1>
• La Crosse
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • La Crosse is located in Schley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse

How Far From Murrays Crossroads 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 Murrays Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Ellaville, which is the Seat of Schley County, lies just to the South.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 99 miles [159.3 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Murrays Crossroads 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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 609 miles [980.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,501 miles [10,462.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,197 miles [11,582.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,078 miles [8,172.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'