Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Murry Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Murry Hill and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Murry 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 Murry Hill:
  • 40.275626, -80.157279
  • 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 Murry 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Since Murry Hill is near Allegheny County and also Westmoreland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Allegheny County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland 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 Murry Hill

Communities Also Named Murry Hill ...

We found one communities that are also named Murry Hill.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Murry Hill is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Murry Hill in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • South Carolina
    • Charleston County
    • This Murry Hill is located in Charleston County and lies 516 miles [830.4 km]<1> to the south of the Murry Hill that is located in Washington County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Murry Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Murry 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.

• Bishop
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bishop is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
• Cecil
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Cecil is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cecil <2>
• Cokeburg
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Cokeburg is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
• Cool Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Cool Valley is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Valley
• Gambles
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Gambles is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambles
• Hill Church
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Hill Church is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Church
• Muse
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Muse is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muse
• Muse Junction
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Muse Junction is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muse Junction
• National Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • National Hill is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Hill
• Weavertown
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Weavertown is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavertown

How Far From Murry 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 Murry Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Murry Hill and extending to:

• Washington, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 172 miles [276.8 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Murry Hill to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 191 miles [307.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,967 miles [9,603 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,685 miles [10,758.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,561 miles [7,340.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'