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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:
- 35.596222, -82.577905
- 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 Buncombe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Buncombe County
- Since Murphy Junction is near Henderson County and also Haywood County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henderson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Haywood 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 North Carolina, the name Murphy Junction is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Murphy Junction in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Fannin County
- This Murphy Junction is located in Fannin County and lies 109 miles [175.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Murphy Junction that is located in Buncombe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fannin 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.
- Camelot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Camelot is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Craggy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Craggy is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craggy
- Dogwood Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dogwood Grove is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Grove
- Echo Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Echo Hills is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Hills
- Elk Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Elk Mountain is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mountain
- Emma
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Emma is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
- Georgetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Georgetown is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Grace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Grace is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Happy Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Happy Valley is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Haw Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Haw Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haw Creek
- Hazel Green
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hazel Green is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
- Juno
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Juno is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juno
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Mountainbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mountainbrook is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainbrook
- Rolling Green
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rolling Green is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Green
- Rosebank Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rosebank Park is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebank Park
- Sand Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Hill is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Spring Time
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Spring Time is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Time
- Sulphur Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
How Far From Murphy Junction 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 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:
- Asheville, which is the Seat of Buncombe County, lies just to the East.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 221 miles [355.7 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Murphy Junction to Raleigh, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 380 miles [611.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,277 miles [10,101.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,983 miles [11,238 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,860 miles [7,821.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Murphy Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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: 35.5962, Longitude: -82.5779 In this case, the coordinates for Murphy Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.238 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.772 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.086 degrees. |
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