Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Murray Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Murray Hill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Murray Hill
- 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 Hill:
- 40.695379, -74.400985
- 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 Murray Hill
- 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 Union County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Union County
- Since Murray Hill is near Morris County and also Essex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Morris County
- eBird sighting report for Essex 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 Murray Hill ...
We found fifteen communities that share the name Murray Hill.
Within New Jersey, the name Murray Hill is unique.
Beyond New Jersey, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, thirteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Duval County
- This Murray Hill is located in Duval County and lies 825 miles [1,327.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Murray Hill that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duval County community of Murray Hill.
- Georgia
- Burke County
- This Murray Hill is located in Burke County and lies 669 miles [1,076.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Murray Hill that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burke County community of Murray Hill.
- Dougherty County
- This Murray Hill is located in Dougherty County and lies 830 miles [1,335.8 km] to the southwest of the Murray Hill that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dougherty County community of Murray Hill.
- Kentucky
- Jefferson County
- This Murray Hill is located in Jefferson County and lies 618 miles [994.6 km]<1> to the west of the Murray Hill that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Murray Hill.
- Manitoba
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- This Murray Hill is located in Baltimore County and lies 148 miles [238.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Murray Hill that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Murray Hill.
- Howard County
- This Murray Hill is located in Howard County and lies 169 miles [272 km] to the southwest of the Murray Hill that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Murray Hill.
- Prince George's County
- This Murray Hill is located in Prince George's County and lies 190 miles [305.8 km] to the southwest of the Murray Hill that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Murray Hill.
- Minnesota
- Ramsey County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Murray Hill [Ramsey County].
- New Hampshire
- Merrimack County
- This Murray Hill is located in Merrimack County and lies 237 miles [381.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Murray Hill that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Merrimack County community of Murray Hill.
- New York
- New York County
- This Murray Hill is located in New York County and lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the east of the Murray Hill that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New York County community of Murray Hill.
- Queens County
- This Murray Hill is located in Queens County and lies 31 miles [49.9 km] to the east of the Murray Hill that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queens County community of Murray Hill.
- Westchester County
- This Murray Hill is located in Westchester County and lies 38 miles [61.2 km] to the east northeast of the Murray Hill that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westchester County community of Murray Hill.
- Ontario
- This Murray Hill lies 320 miles [515 km]<1> to the northwest of the Murray Hill that is located in Union County.
- Pennsylvania
- McKean County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Murray Hill [McKean County].
- Florida
Curious and Interesting Names Near Murray Hill ...
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.
- Floral Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floral Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral Hill
- Floral Hill is located in Morris County
- Free Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Free Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Acres
- Free Acres is located in Union County
- Green Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Green Village is located in Morris County
- Hickory Tree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Tree
- Hickory Tree is located in Morris County
- Long Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Milltown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Netherwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Netherwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netherwood
- Netherwood is located in Union County
- Overlook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Scotch Plains
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotch Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Plains
- Scotch Plains is located in Union County
- Stony Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Hill
- Stony Hill is located in Union County
- Union Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village
- Union Village is located in Somerset County
- Woodland Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
- Woodland Park is located in Union County
How Far From Murray Hill 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 Murray Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Murray Hill and extending to:
- Elizabeth, which is the Seat of Union County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Murray Hill to Elizabeth, with an average speed<4> 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.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 37 miles [59.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 186 miles [299.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,711 miles [9,191 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,418 miles [10,328.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,294 miles [6,910.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Murray Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Union County: www.unioncountynj.org/
The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Murray Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Murray Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6954, Longitude: -74.4010 In this case, the coordinates for Murray Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Murray Hill could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Murray Hill 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 306.18 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.783 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.843 degrees. |