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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:
    • 40.760000, -73.813056
    • 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 ...
    • New York County
      • This Murray Hill is located in New York County and lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<1> to the west of the Murray Hill that is located in Queens County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New York County community of Murray Hill.
    • Westchester County
      • This Murray Hill is located in Westchester County and lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the north of the Murray Hill that is located in Queens 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 845 miles [1,359.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Murray Hill that is located in Queens 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 692 miles [1,113.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Murray Hill that is located in Queens 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 855 miles [1,376 km] to the southwest of the Murray Hill that is located in Queens 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 649 miles [1,044.5 km]<1> to the west of the Murray Hill that is located in Queens 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 176 miles [283.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Murray Hill that is located in Queens 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 196 miles [315.4 km] to the west southwest of the Murray Hill that is located in Queens 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 217 miles [349.2 km] to the southwest of the Murray Hill that is located in Queens 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 218 miles [350.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Murray Hill that is located in Queens 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 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the west of the Murray Hill that is located in Queens County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Murray Hill.
    • Ontario
      • This Murray Hill lies 336 miles [540.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Murray Hill that is located in Queens 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.

  • Flushing
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Fresh Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fresh Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresh Meadows
    • Fresh Meadows is located in Queens County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fresh Meadows <3>
  • Harbor Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Hills
    • Harbor Hills is located in Nassau County
  • Hillside
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillside have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
    • Hillside is located in Queens County
  • Little Neck
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Locust Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point
    • Locust Point is located in Bronx County
  • Parsons Beach
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parsons Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Beach
    • Parsons Beach is located in Queens County
  • Queens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Queens Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Saddle Rock
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saddle Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Rock
      • Saddle Rock is located in Nassau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 987 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saddle Rock <3>
    • Silver Beach
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
      • Silver Beach is located in Bronx County
    • Terrace Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terrace Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Heights
      • Terrace Heights is located in Queens County
    • Throgs Neck
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throgs Neck
      • Throgs Neck is located in Bronx County
    • University Gardens
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Gardens
      • University Gardens is located in Nassau County
    • Woodside
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)

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:

  • Jamaica, which is the Seat of Queens County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 131 miles [210.8 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 213 miles [342.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,684 miles [9,147.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,389 miles [10,282.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,266 miles [6,865.5 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 obstructions 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: 40.7600, Longitude: -73.8131       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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<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 305.824 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.391 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.559 degrees.




 

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