Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in McMurray, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McMurray and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for McMurray
- 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 McMurray:
- 48.316214, -122.235429
- 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 McMurray
- 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 Skagit County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Skagit County
- Since McMurray is near Snohomish County and also Island County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Snohomish County
- eBird sighting report for Island 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 McMurray ...
We found two communities that share the name McMurray.
Within Washington, the name McMurray is unique.
Beyond Washington, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near McMurray ...
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 Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Chuckanut Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chuckanut Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckanut Junction
- Chuckanut Junction is located in Skagit County
- Clear Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Clear Lake is located in Skagit County
- English
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - English Boom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Boom have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Boom
- English Boom is located in Island County
- Fish Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Florence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Juniper Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Beach
- Juniper Beach is located in Island County
- Milltown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Norman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Smokey Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokey Point
- Smokey Point is located in Snohomish County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smokey Point <4>
- Terrys Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terrys Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrys Corner
- Terrys Corner is located in Island County
- Totem Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Totem Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Totem Park
- Totem Park is located in Snohomish County
- Warm Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warm Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Beach
- Warm Beach is located in Snohomish County
How Far From McMurray 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 McMurray to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in McMurray and extending to:
- Mount Vernon, which is the Seat of Skagit County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from McMurray to Olympia, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,314 miles [3,724 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 132 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,725 miles [10,822.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,487 miles [12,049.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,616 miles [9,038.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McMurray. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Skagit County: www.skagitcounty.net/
The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- McMurray) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McMurray. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.3162, Longitude: -122.2354 In this case, the coordinates for McMurray 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 McMurray 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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 McMurray to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.825 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.409 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.639 degrees. |