Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Murray Town:
  • 34.605723, -77.893596
  • 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 Murray Town

• 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 Pender County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pender County
  • Since Murray Town is near Duplin County and also Onslow County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Duplin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Onslow 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 Murray Town

Curious and Interesting Names Near Murray Town ...

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.

• Cartersville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Cartersville is located in Duplin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
• Highsmith
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Highsmith is located in Pender County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highsmith
• Little Kelly
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Little Kelly is located in Pender County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Kelly
• Maple Hill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Maple Hill is located in Pender County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
• Piney Wood
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Piney Wood is located in Pender County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Wood
• Rocky Point
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Rocky Point is located in Pender County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Point <1>
• Shaken
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Shaken is located in Pender County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaken
• Shelter Neck
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Shelter Neck is located in Pender County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelter Neck
• Six Forks
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Six Forks is located in Pender County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Forks
• Stag Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Stag Park is located in Pender County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stag Park
• Sunnyside
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunnyside is located in Pender County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
• Tin City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Tin City is located in Duplin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tin City
• Twin Oak
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Twin Oak is located in Pender County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oak
• White Stocking
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • White Stocking is located in Pender County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Stocking

How Far From Murray Town to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Murray Town to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Burgaw, which is the Seat of Pender County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Murray Town to Raleigh, 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 most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 300 miles [482.8 km] to the north (N). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,118 miles [9,846 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,806 miles [10,953.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,691 miles [7,549.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'