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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 Murdock Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Murdock Crossing 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 Murdock Crossing:
- 33.417066, -90.306473
- 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 Murdock Crossing
- 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 Leflore County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Leflore County
- Since Murdock Crossing is near Holmes County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Holmes County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Murdock Crossing
Communities Also Named Murdock Crossing ...
We found one communities that are also named Murdock Crossing.
Within Mississippi, the name Murdock Crossing is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, there is another community also named Murdock Crossing in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Plumas County
- This Murdock Crossing is located in Plumas County and lies 1,725 miles [2,776.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Murdock Crossing that is located in Leflore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plumas County community of Murdock Crossing.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Murdock Crossing ...
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.
- Greenwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Holly Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Horseshoe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Horseshoe is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
- Itta Bena
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Marksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Marksville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksville
- Mayday
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mayday is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayday
- Meeks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Meeks is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks
- Moorhead
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Moorhead is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
- Oak Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Oklahoma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oklahoma is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Pinchback
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pinchback is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinchback
- Rising Sun
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rising Sun is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Swiftown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Swiftown is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiftown
How Far From Murdock Crossing 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 Murdock Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Murdock Crossing and extending to:
- Greenwood, which is the Seat of Leflore County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Murdock Crossing to Greenwood, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 77 miles [123.9 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 829 miles [1,334.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,700 miles [10,782.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,418 miles [11,938.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,293 miles [8,518.3 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 from Point A (ie- Murdock Crossing) 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 Murdock Crossing 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 Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4171, Longitude: -90.3065 In this case, the coordinates for Murdock Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.817 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.753 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.754 degrees. |
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