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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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Musk
- 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 Tulare County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tulare County
- Since Musk is near Fresno County and also Kings County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fresno County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kings 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 Musk
Communities Also Named Musk ...
We found one communities that are also named 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)
- Burr is located in Tulare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr
- Farmersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Giant Oak ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Giant Oak is located in Tulare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giant Oak
- Grey Rocks ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grey Rocks is located in Tulare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey Rocks
- Hillmaid
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hillmaid is located in Tulare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillmaid
- Ivanhoe
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- List
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- List is located in Tulare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for List
- Merryman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Merryman is located in Tulare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merryman
- Redbanks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Redbanks is located in Tulare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbanks
- Rocky Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Hill is located in Tulare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Tonyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tonyville is located in Tulare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonyville
- Toolville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Toolville is located in Tulare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toolville
- Woodlake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlake Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Woodlake Junction is located in Tulare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake Junction
How Far From Musk 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 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<3> 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<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- 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).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' 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. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Musk 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 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). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 337.297 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.57 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.183 degrees. |
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