Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Murphytown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Murphytown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Murphytown
- 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 Murphytown:
- 34.675171, -78.353334
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Murphytown
- 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 Bladen County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bladen County
- Since Murphytown is near Sampson County and also Duplin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Sampson County
- eBird sighting report for Duplin 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Murphytown ...
We found one communities that share the name Murphytown.
Within North Carolina, the name Murphytown is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Murphytown in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- West Virginia
- Wood County
- This Murphytown is located in Wood County and lies 357 miles [574.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Murphytown that is located in Bladen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Murphytown.
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Murphytown ...
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.
- Carvers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Clear Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Elizabethtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Elizabethtown is located in Bladen County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,378 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethtown <3>
- Fowler Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fowler Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Landing
- Fowler Landing is located in Bladen County
- Hickory Grove Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Grove Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove Crossroads
- Hickory Grove Crossroads is located in Bladen County
- Ivanhoe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Kelly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- Kelly is located in Bladen County
- Lisbon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Peters Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peters Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Peters Creek is located in Cumberland County
- Reb Kee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Red Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Shanghai
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Sparkleberry Landing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparkleberry Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparkleberry Landing
- Sparkleberry Landing is located in Bladen County
- Tomahawk
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Murphytown 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 Murphytown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Murphytown and extending to:
- Elizabethtown, which is the Seat of Bladen County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Murphytown to Elizabethtown, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 78 miles [125.5 km] to the north (N). 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 300 miles [482.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,135 miles [9,873.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,825 miles [10,983.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,709 miles [7,578.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Murphytown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Bladen County: www.bladeninfo.net/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Murphytown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Murphytown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6752, Longitude: -78.3533 In this case, the coordinates for Murphytown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Murphytown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.811 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.855 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.724 degrees. |