Murphy Pond

Murphy Pond: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Murphy Pond

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Murphy Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.76295, -76.62031. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Murphy Pond

• Nansemond National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Suffolk · ~11 km · Must-see
• Saint Johns Church · church · Suffolk · ~15 km · Must-see
• Cypress Chapel Christian Church · church · Suffolk · ~20 km · Must-see
• Blackwater Ecological Preserve · sanctuary · Isle of Wight · ~27 km · Must-see
• Antioch Pines Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Isle of Wight · ~27 km · Must-see
• Lake Drummond · lake · Chesapeake · ~28 km · Must-see
• Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Chesapeake · ~28 km · Must-see
• Nansemond Lighthouse · beach · Suffolk · ~29 km · Must-see
• Windsor Castle Park · park · Isle of Wight · ~30 km · Must-see
• Isle of Wight County Museum · museum · Isle of Wight · ~30 km · Must-see
• Craddock Historic District · sanctuary · Portsmouth · ~34 km · Must-see
• Craney Island · river spot · Portsmouth · ~34 km · Must-see
• Newport News Middle Ground Light · attraction · Newport News · ~36 km · Must-see
• Hampton Roads · beach · Newport News · ~36 km · Must-see
• Downtown Portsmouth Historic District · sanctuary · Portsmouth · ~37 km · Must-see
• King-Lincoln Park · park · Newport News · ~37 km · Must-see
• Saint Pauls Catholic Church · church · Portsmouth · ~37 km · Must-see
• Fort Nelson Park · fort · Portsmouth · ~37 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Murphy Pond

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• The Mariners' Lake · lake · Newport News · ~43 km · Must-see
• City Reservoir Dam · lake · Newport News · ~57 km · Must-see
• Lake Powell · lake · James City · ~67 km · Must-see
• Currituck Sound · lake · Currituck · ~99 km · Must-see
• Harrison Lake National Fish Hatchery · lake · Charles City · ~102 km · Must-see
• Turners Pond Dam · lake · Northampton · ~108 km · Must-see
• Lake Chesdin · lake · Dinwiddie · ~130 km · Must-see
• Lake Phelps · lake · Washington · ~141 km · Must-see
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