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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 Murrinsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Murrinsville and the surrounding area.
- 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 Murrinsville:
- 41.143378, -79.884222
- 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 Murrinsville
- 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 Butler County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Butler County
- Since Murrinsville is near Venango County and also Mercer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Venango County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mercer 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 Murrinsville
Curious and Interesting Names Near Murrinsville ...
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.
- Annisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Annisville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annisville
- Carter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Carter is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
- Cherry Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cherry Valley is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Eldorado
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eldorado is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Ferris
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Five Points
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Five Points is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Forestville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lisbon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lisbon is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Nectarine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Parsonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Parsonville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonville
- Peaceful Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Peaceful Valley is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Valley
- Riddle Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Riddle Crossroads is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle Crossroads
- Sandy Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sandy Point is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
- Whiskerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Whiskerville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskerville
- Wick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wick is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wick
How Far From Murrinsville 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 Murrinsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Murrinsville and extending to:
- Butler, which is the Seat of Butler County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Murrinsville to Butler, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 168 miles [270.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 216 miles [347.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,918 miles [9,524.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,639 miles [10,684.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,514 miles [7,264.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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 from Point A (ie- Murrinsville) 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 Murrinsville 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 Murrinsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1434, Longitude: -79.8842 In this case, the coordinates for Murrinsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.479 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.589 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.113 degrees. |
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