Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Murdock, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Murdock and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Murdock
- 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 Murdock:
- 38.503576, -112.984123
- 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 Murdock
- 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 Beaver County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Beaver County
- Since Murdock is near Millard County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for Millard 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Murdock ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Murdock.
There is one other community in Utah which is also named Murdock.
Beyond Utah, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Utah ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Butler 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 Kansas community of Murdock [Butler County].
- Kingman County
- This Murdock is located in Kingman County and lies 819 miles [1,318.1 km]<1> to the east of the Murdock that is located in Beaver County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kingman County community of Murdock.
- Louisiana
- Minnesota
- Nebraska
- New Mexico
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Washington
Curious and Interesting Names Near Murdock ...
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.
- Cook Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cook Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Corner
- Cook Corner is located in Beaver County
- Cove Fort ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Fort
- Cove Fort is located in Millard County
- Cove Fort has also been known as:
- Charles Willden's Fort
- Greenville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in Beaver County
- Minersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
- Minersville is located in Beaver County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minersville <5>
- Newhouse ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhouse
- Newhouse is located in Beaver County
- Sulphurdale ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphurdale
- Sulphurdale is located in Beaver County
- Thermo ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest) - Yellow Banks
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Yellow Banks. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Banks
- Yellow Banks is located in Beaver County
How Far From Murdock 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 Murdock to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Murdock and extending to:
- Beaver, which is the Seat of Beaver County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Murdock to Beaver, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 166 miles [267.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 1,924 miles [3,096.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 76 days and walking would take 110 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,163 miles [11,527.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,932 miles [12,765.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,905 miles [9,503.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Beaver County: www.beaver.state.ut.us/
The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Murdock) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Murdock. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5036, Longitude: -112.9841 In this case, the coordinates for Murdock 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Murdock 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Murdock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 Murdock to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.553 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 332.04 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.536 degrees. |