Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Murke:
  • 41.424700, -105.215257
  • 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 Murke

• 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 Laramie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Laramie County
  • Since Murke is near Albany County and also Platte County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Albany County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Platte 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 Murke

Curious and Interesting Names Near Murke ...

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.

• Dale Creek
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Dale Creek is located in Albany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Creek
• Diamond
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Diamond is located in Platte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
• Farthing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Farthing is located in Laramie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farthing
• Granite
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Granite is located in Laramie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
• Granite Canon
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Granite Canon is located in Laramie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Canon
• Horse Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Horse Creek is located in Laramie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horse Creek <1>
• Red Buttes ‑ Historic
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Red Buttes is located in Albany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Buttes
• Silver Crown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Silver Crown is located in Laramie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Crown
• Wyoming Station ‑ Historic
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Wyoming Station is located in Albany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming Station
  • Wyoming Station has also been known as:
  • Wyoming

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

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

• Cheyenne, which is the Seat of Laramie County, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Murke to Cheyenne, with an average speed<3> 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 just over a day.
• Cheyenne, which is the State Capital of Wyoming, lies 28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,490 miles [2,397.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of three days, a buggy would take 59 days and walking would take 85 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,782 miles [10,914.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,546 miles [12,144.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,487 miles [8,830.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'