Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Murrayfield

• 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 Murrayfield:
  • 36.724004, -81.690119
  • 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 Murrayfield

• 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 Murrayfield is near Smyth County and also Johnson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Smyth County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson 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 Murrayfield

Curious and Interesting Names Near Murrayfield ...

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.

• Big Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Big Hill is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Hill
• Chilhowie
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Chilhowie is located in Smyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowie
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,698 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chilhowie <1>
• Clarksville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Clarksville is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
• Creek Junction
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Creek Junction is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Junction
• Dry Fork
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Dry Fork is located in Smyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Fork
• Fleet
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fleet is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleet
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fleet <1>
• Friendship
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Friendship is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
• Loves Mill
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Loves Mill is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Mill
• Masada
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Masada is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masada
• Plum Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Plum Creek is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Creek
• Price Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Price Hill is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Hill
• Seven Mile Ford
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Seven Mile Ford is located in Smyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile Ford

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Murrayfield and extending to:

• Abingdon, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Murrayfield to Abingdon, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 240 miles [386.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 294 miles [473.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,189 miles [9,960.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,896 miles [11,098 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,773 miles [7,681.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'