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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 Musk, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Musk 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 Musk:
    • 36.328006, -119.150941
    • 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 Musk
  • 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 Musk ...

We found one communities that share the name Musk.

Within California, the name Musk is unique.

Beyond California, there is another community also named Musk in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Ontario
      • This Musk lies 1,962 miles [3,157.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Musk that is located in Tulare County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Musk ...

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.

  • Burr
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burr have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr
    • Burr is located in Tulare County
  • Farmersville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Giant Oak ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Giant Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giant Oak
    • Giant Oak is located in Tulare County
  • Grey Rocks ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grey Rocks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey Rocks
    • Grey Rocks is located in Tulare County
  • Hillmaid
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillmaid have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillmaid
    • Hillmaid is located in Tulare County
  • Ivanhoe
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • List
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for List have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for List
    • List is located in Tulare County
  • Merryman
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merryman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merryman
    • Merryman is located in Tulare County
  • Redbanks
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redbanks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbanks
    • Redbanks is located in Tulare County
  • Rocky Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
    • Rocky Hill is located in Tulare County
  • Tonyville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tonyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonyville
    • Tonyville is located in Tulare County
  • Toolville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toolville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toolville
    • Toolville is located in Tulare County
  • Woodlake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodlake Junction
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake Junction
    • Woodlake Junction is located in Tulare County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Musk once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Musk and extending to:

  • Visalia, which is the Seat of Tulare County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Musk to Visalia, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 201 miles [323.5 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,289 miles [3,683.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 90 days and walking would take 130 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,443 miles [11,978.3 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 8,211 miles [13,214.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,224 miles [10,016.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>

The official website for Tulare County: www.co.tulare.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.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- Musk) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Musk. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3280, Longitude: -119.1509       In this case, the coordinates for Musk have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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 Musk, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Musk 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 337.297 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.57 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.183 degrees.




 

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