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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 Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Murphy Heights 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 Heights:
- 35.370970, -81.103966
- 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 Heights
- 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 Gaston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gaston County
- Since Murphy Heights is near Lincoln County and also Mecklenburg County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mecklenburg 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 Heights
Curious and Interesting Names Near Murphy Heights ...
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.
- Alexis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Alexis is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexis
- Cottage Home ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cottage Home is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Home
- Craig Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Craig Heights is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Heights
- Groves
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Groves is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groves
- High Shoals
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- High Shoals is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- Population from the 2020 Census: 757 people
- Iron Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Iron Station is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Station
- Mineral Spring ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral Spring is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Spring
- Mount Holly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Island is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Island
- Springwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Springwood is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood
- Stanley
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
How Far From Murphy Heights 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 Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Murphy Heights and extending to:
- Gastonia, which is the Seat of Gaston County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 141 miles [226.9 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Murphy Heights to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 330 miles [531.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,225 miles [10,018.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,925 miles [11,144.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,804 miles [7,731.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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 Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Heights 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 Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3710, Longitude: -81.1040 In this case, the coordinates for Murphy Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.373 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.747 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.564 degrees. |
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