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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 Muir, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Muir 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 Muir:
- 38.104272, -84.375537
- 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 Muir
- 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 Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Since Muir is near Bourbon County and also Clark County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bourbon County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clark 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 Muir
Communities Also Named Muir ...
We found eight communities that are also named Muir.
Within Kentucky, the name Muir is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, six are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Mississippi County
- This Muir is located in Mississippi County and lies 366 miles [589 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Muir that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi County community of Muir.
- California
- Contra Costa County
- This Muir is located in Contra Costa County and lies 2,038 miles [3,279.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Muir that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Contra Costa County community of Muir.
- Mendocino County
- This Muir is located in Mendocino County and lies 2,084 miles [3,353.9 km] to the west northwest of the Muir that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mendocino County community of Muir.
- Manitoba
- This Muir lies 1,092 miles [1,757.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Muir that is located in Fayette County.
- Michigan
- Ionia County
- This Muir is located in Ionia County and lies 339 miles [545.6 km]<1> to the north of the Muir that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ionia County community of Muir.
- Montana
- Park County
- This Muir is located in Park County and lies 1,446 miles [2,327.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Muir that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Park County community of Muir.
- Ontario
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Muir.
- Pennsylvania
- Schuylkill County
- This Muir is located in Schuylkill County and lies 453 miles [729 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Muir that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuylkill County community of Muir.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Muir ...
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.
- Chilesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Chilesburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilesburg
- Columbus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Deep Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elkhorn Parks
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Elkhorn Parks is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn Parks
- Fairway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hermitage Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hermitage Hills is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Hills
- Idle Hour
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Idle Hour is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idle Hour
- Jimtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Liberty Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Heights is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Heights
- Pricetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pricetown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pricetown
- Rockwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rockwood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Sandersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sandersville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
- Silver Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Silver Lake is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Walnut Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Walnut Hill is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
How Far From Muir 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 Muir to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Muir and extending to:
- Lexington, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Muir to Frankfort, 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 400 miles [643.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,236 miles [10,035.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,956 miles [11,194.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,831 miles [7,774.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Muir) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Muir could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Muir 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 Muir. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1043, Longitude: -84.3755 In this case, the coordinates for Muir have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.347 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.404 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.133 degrees. |
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