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Curious and Interesting Names Near Murphy Beach ...
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.
- Bonnie Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fawn Bay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn Bay
- Fountain Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Grays Bay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harry's Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Joyland Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sandy Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sandy Point Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Murphy Beach 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 Murphy Beach to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Murphy Beach and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 185 miles [297.7 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Murphy Beach to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,746 miles [9,247.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,477 miles [10,423.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,356 miles [7,010.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Murphy Beach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Murphy Beach to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Murphy Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.5858, Longitude: -79.3136 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.858 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.423 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.466 degrees. |
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