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Communities Also Named Murray Road ...

We found two communities that share the name Murray Road.

There is one other community in Prince Edward Island which is also named Murray Road.

Beyond Prince Edward Island, there is another community also named Murray Road in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Prince Edward Island ...
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New Brunswick
      • This Murray Road lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the south.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Murray Road ...

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.

  • Alaska
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alaska came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
  • Dock Corner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dock Corner came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dock Corner
  • Fortune Cove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Freeland
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland
  • Kelly Road
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kelly Road came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Road
  • Lady Slipper
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lady Slipper came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lady Slipper
  • Low Point
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Low Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Point
  • Mount Pleasant
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Poplar Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Grove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
  • Portage
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portage came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
  • Unionvale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionvale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionvale

How Far From Murray Road 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 Road to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 567 miles [912.5 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Murray Road to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 33 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,051 miles [8,128.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,764 miles [9,276.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,640 miles [5,858 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>

The official website for Province of Prince Edward Island: https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Murray Road) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Murray Road. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.7000, Longitude: -63.9833    
<2>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<3>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.
<4>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 Road to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 298.746 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 294.512 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 294.583 degrees.









 

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