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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 Murraysville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Murraysville 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 Murraysville:
- 39.077578, -81.806522
- 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 Murraysville
- 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Since Murraysville is near Meigs County and also Wood County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Meigs County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wood 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 Murraysville
Communities Also Named Murraysville ...
We found three communities that are also named Murraysville.
Within West Virginia, the name Murraysville is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- New Hanover County
- This Murraysville is located in New Hanover County and lies 396 miles [637.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Murraysville that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Hanover County community of Murraysville.
- Ohio
- Lorain County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Lorain County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lorain County community of Murraysville.
- South Carolina
- Berkeley County
- This Murraysville is located in Berkeley County and lies 418 miles [672.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Murraysville that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkeley County community of Murraysville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Murraysville ...
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.
- Bald Knobs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bald Knobs is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Knobs
- Keno
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Keno is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
- Lone Cedar
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lone Cedar is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Cedar
- Long Bottom
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Neptune
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Neptune is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Polk
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Polk is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Pond Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pond Creek is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Creek
- Randolph Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Randolph Landing is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Landing
- Reedsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Reedsville is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsville
- Rushville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rushville is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Shade River
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Shade River is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shade River
- Success
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Success is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
How Far From Murraysville 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 community such as Murraysville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Murraysville and extending to:
- Ripley, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Murraysville to Ripley, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 51 miles [82.1 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 256 miles [412 km] to the east (E). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,088 miles [9,797.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,805 miles [10,951.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,680 miles [7,531.7 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Murraysville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Murraysville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Murraysville 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 Murraysville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0776, Longitude: -81.8065 In this case, the coordinates for Murraysville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.752 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.724 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.703 degrees. |
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