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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 Murray, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Murray 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 Murray:
- 40.666978, -111.888358
- 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 Murray
- 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 Salt Lake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Salt Lake County
- Since Murray is near Davis County and also Utah County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Davis County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Utah 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 Murray
Communities Also Named Murray ...
We found 28 communities that are also named Murray.
Within Utah, the name Murray is unique.
Beyond Utah, we know of 28 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 28 communities, 27 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Newton County
- This Murray is located in Newton County and lies 1,056 miles [1,699.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Murray that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Murray.
- California
- Kings County
- This Murray is located in Kings County and lies 540 miles [869 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Murray that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kings County community of Murray.
- Connecticut
- Fairfield County
- This Murray is located in Fairfield County and lies 1,997 miles [3,213.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Murray that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Murray.
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Murray is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,882 miles [3,028.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Murray that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Murray.
- Idaho
- Shoshone County
- This Murray is located in Shoshone County and lies 519 miles [835.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Murray that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shoshone County community of Murray.
- Indiana
- Davies's 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 Indiana community of Murray [Davies's County].
- Wells County
- This Murray is located in Wells County and lies 1,391 miles [2,238.6 km]<1> to the east of the Murray that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wells County community of Murray.
- Iowa
- Clarke County
- This Murray is located in Clarke County and lies 935 miles [1,504.7 km]<1> to the east of the Murray that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Murray.
- Kentucky
- Calloway County
- This Murray is located in Calloway County and lies 1,297 miles [2,087.3 km]<1> to the east of the Murray that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calloway County community of Murray.
- Maine
- Aroostook 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 Maine community of Murray [Aroostook County].
- Michigan
- Mackinac 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 Michigan community of Murray [Mackinac County].
- Sanilac County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Murray [Sanilac County].
- Minnesota
- Saint Louis County
- This Murray is located in Saint Louis County and lies 1,088 miles [1,751 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Murray that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Murray.
- Montana
- Custer 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 Montana community of Murray [Custer County].
- Nebraska
- Cass County
- This Murray is located in Cass County and lies 833 miles [1,340.6 km]<1> to the east of the Murray that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Murray.
- New Mexico
- Socorro County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Socorro County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Socorro County community of Murray.
- New York
- Orleans County
- This Murray is located in Orleans County and lies 1,734 miles [2,790.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Murray that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orleans County community of Murray.
- North Dakota
- Traill County
- This Murray is located in Traill County and lies 860 miles [1,384 km]<1> to the northeast of the Murray that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Traill County community of Murray.
- Nova Scotia
- This Murray lies 2,553 miles [4,108.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Murray that is located in Salt Lake County.
- Pennsylvania
- Clearfield 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 Pennsylvania community of Murray [Clearfield County].
- Lebanon County
- This Murray is located in Lebanon County and lies 1,841 miles [2,962.8 km]<1> to the east of the Murray that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lebanon County community of Murray.
- Sullivan County
- This Murray is located in Sullivan County and lies 1,838 miles [2,958 km] to the east northeast of the Murray that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Murray.
- South Carolina
- Abbeville County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Murray [Abbeville County].
- Lexington County
- This Murray is located in Lexington County and lies 1,726 miles [2,777.7 km]<1> to the east of the Murray that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lexington County community of Murray.
- South Dakota
- Brown 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 South Dakota community of Murray [Brown County].
- Texas
- Young County
- This Murray is located in Young County and lies 887 miles [1,427.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Murray that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Young County community of Murray.
- Washington
- Pierce 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 Washington community of Murray [Pierce County].
- West Virginia
- Jackson County
- This Murray is located in Jackson County and lies 1,601 miles [2,576.6 km]<1> to the east of the Murray that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Murray.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Murray ...
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.
- Barbers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Barbers is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbers
- Bee and Gee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bee and Gee is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee and Gee
- Best View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Best View is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Best View
- Boulevard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Boulevard is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulevard
- Bowling Green
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bowling Green is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Bridlewalk
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bridlewalk is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridlewalk
- Chevy Chase
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Chevy Chase is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase
- Clover Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Clover Hollow is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hollow
- Cottonwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cottonwood Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cottonwood Creek is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Creek
- Cottonwood Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cottonwood Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Meadows
- Cottonwood Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cottonwood Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Park
- Continue List (56 more) ...
- Crown Colony
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Crown Colony is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Colony
- Dairy Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Dairy Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dairy Meadows
- Eddie Kay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Eddie Kay is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddie Kay
- Emerald Isle
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Emerald Isle is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Isle
- Enchanted Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Enchanted Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Village
- Erin Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Erin Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Meadows
- Ethel Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ethel Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel Gardens
- Farm Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Farm Hill is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm Hill
- Fawn Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fawn Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn Gardens
- Fisher Place
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fisher Place is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Place
- Grant
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Grant is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Green Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Green Acres is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Green Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Green Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Green Valley is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Hidden Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hidden Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Village
- Holly Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Heights is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Heights
- Indian Wells
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Indian Wells is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Wells
- International Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- International Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for International Gardens
- Jamestown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jamestown is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Juniper
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Juniper is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper
- Kings Row
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Row is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Row
- Landings at Riverbend
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Landings at Riverbend is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landings at Riverbend
- Laura Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Laura Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laura Park
- Liberty ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lincoln Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Gardens
- Majestic Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Majestic Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic Village
- Marian Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Marian Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marian Meadows
- Meadow Green
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Meadow Green is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Green
- Millrace
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Millrace is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millrace
- Misty Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Misty Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Meadows
- Normandy
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Normandy is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy
- Olympus View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Olympus View is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympus View
- Paradise Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Paradise Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Park
- Park Central
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Park Central is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Central
- Paul
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Paul is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul
- Pheasant Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pheasant Hollow is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Hollow
- Ridge Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ridge Creek is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Creek
- Riverbend
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Riverbend is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
- Rose Garden
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rose Garden is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Garden
- Sage Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sage Hill is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sage Hill
- Spring Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Spring Run is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Run
- Startup
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Startup is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Startup
- Stevenson Island
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Stevenson Island is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson Island
- Sunrise
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sunrise is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
- Sunstone
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sunstone is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunstone
- Sycamore Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sycamore Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Gardens
- Twin Peaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Twin Peaks is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Peaks
- Twin Peaks Circle
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Twin Peaks Circle is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Peaks Circle
- Twin Willows
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Twin Willows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Willows
- Valley Center
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Valley Center is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Center
- Village Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Village Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Gardens
- Vista Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Vista Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Village
- Walnut Brook
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Walnut Brook is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Brook
- Warranty
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Warranty is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warranty
- Woodside Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Woodside Heights is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Heights
- Xanadu
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Xanadu is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xanadu
How Far From Murray to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Murray to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Murray and extending to:
- Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies just to the North.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies just to the north (N).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,841 miles [2,962.8 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Murray to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 105 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 72 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,004 miles [11,271.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,772 miles [12,507.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,751 miles [9,255.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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- Murray) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Murray 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 Murray, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 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 Murray. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6670, Longitude: -111.8884 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.913 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.464 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.773 degrees. |
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