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Murdochville

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Coordinates48.96°, -65.50°

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City facts

Overview

Situated in Quebec, Canada, Murdochville is a town. On the world map it falls within the Western Hemisphere, specifically at 48.960°, -65.496°. No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,218 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 48% of daylight hours. The latitude suggests four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Additional figures on demographics, climate, geography and points of interest appear in the sections that follow, all drawn from open public datasets.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
48.9603
Longitude
-65.4958
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
2,315
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Tennessee Warbler
    Leiothlypis peregrina (A.Wilson, 1811) · Aves
    117
  • American Robin
    Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
    109
  • Dark-eyed Junco
    Junco hyemalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    107
  • White-throated Sparrow
    Zonotrichia albicollis (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    106
  • Bay-breasted Warbler
    Setophaga castanea (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves
    104
  • Fox Sparrow
    Passerella iliaca (Merrem, 1786) · Aves
    100
  • Swainson's Thrush
    Catharus ustulatus (Nuttall, 1840) · Aves
    99
  • Ruby-crowned Kinglet
    Regulus calendula (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    94

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
5
Largest magnitude
4.2
Largest event
2013-09-21

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.34
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,218

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about Murdochville

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Official Identifiers

StatCan — Statistics Canada

SGC code
2403025
Population (Wikidata)
613
Wikidata
Q142408

Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) via Wikidata P3012

Sources

  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Open Library
  • • StatCan — Statistics Canada — Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) via Wikidata P3012