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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 Murray Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Murray Hill and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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:
    • 40.748157, -73.978750
    • 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
  • 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.

There are two communities within New York that are also named Murray Hill.

Beyond New York, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, thirteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In New York ...
    • Queens County
      • This Murray Hill is located in Queens County and lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<1> to the east of the Murray Hill that is located in New York 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 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Murray Hill that is located in New York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westchester County community of Murray Hill.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Duval County
      • This Murray Hill is located in Duval County and lies 840 miles [1,351.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Murray Hill that is located in New York 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 686 miles [1,104 km]<1> to the southwest of the Murray Hill that is located in New York 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 849 miles [1,366.3 km] to the southwest of the Murray Hill that is located in New York 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 640 miles [1,030 km]<1> to the west of the Murray Hill that is located in New York 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 168 miles [270.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Murray Hill that is located in New York 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 189 miles [304.2 km] to the southwest of the Murray Hill that is located in New York 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 209 miles [336.4 km] to the southwest of the Murray Hill that is located in New York 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 222 miles [357.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Murray Hill that is located in New York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Merrimack County community of Murray Hill.
    • New Jersey
      • Union County
      • This Murray Hill is located in Union County and lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the west of the Murray Hill that is located in New York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Murray Hill.
    • Ontario
      • This Murray Hill lies 331 miles [532.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Murray Hill that is located in New York 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].

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.

  • Blissville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blissville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blissville
    • Blissville is located in Queens County
  • Chinatown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chinatown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinatown
    • Chinatown is located in New York County
  • Fort Greene
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Greene have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Greene
    • Fort Greene is located in Kings County
  • Gracie Square
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gracie Square have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gracie Square
    • Gracie Square is located in New York County
  • Greenpoint
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenpoint
    • Greenpoint is located in Kings County
  • Hell's Kitchen
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hell's Kitchen
    • Hell's Kitchen is located in New York County
  • Knickerbocker Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knickerbocker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knickerbocker Village
    • Knickerbocker Village is located in New York County
  • Little Italy
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Italy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
    • Little Italy is located in New York County
  • Long Island City
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Peter Cooper Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peter Cooper Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peter Cooper Village
    • Peter Cooper Village is located in New York County
  • Rhinelander Gardens ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rhinelander Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhinelander Gardens
    • Rhinelander Gardens is located in New York County
  • Rose Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
    • Rose Hill is located in New York County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Sunnyside
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Sunnyside Gardens
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyside Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Gardens
      • Sunnyside Gardens is located in Queens County
    • Union City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
      • Union City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
    • University Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
      • University Village is located in New York County
    • Vinegar Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vinegar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Hill
      • Vinegar Hill is located in Kings County
    • Woodside
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)

How Far From Murray Hill to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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:

  • New York, which is the Seat of New York County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 132 miles [212.4 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Murray Hill to Albany, with an average speed<5>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 206 miles [331.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,691 miles [9,158.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,397 miles [10,295 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,274 miles [6,878.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

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 State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

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 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: 40.7482, Longitude: -73.9788       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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.923 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.501 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.636 degrees.




 

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