Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Muses Mills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Muses Mills and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Muses Mills

• 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 Muses Mills:
  • 38.350357, -83.527305
  • 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 Muses Mills

• 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 Fleming County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fleming County
  • Since Muses Mills is near Rowan County and also Lewis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rowan County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis 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 Muses Mills

Curious and Interesting Names Near Muses Mills ...

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.

• Big Brushy
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Big Brushy is located in Rowan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Brushy
• Carpentersville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Carpentersville is located in Fleming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpentersville
• Farmville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Farmville is located in Fleming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Farmville
  • From Muses Mills to Farmville
• Grassland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Grassland is located in Boyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
• Pea Ridge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Pea Ridge is located in Fleming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
• Petersville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Petersville is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
• Poplar Plains
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Poplar Plains is located in Fleming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Plains
• Sharkey
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Sharkey is located in Fleming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharkey
• Smile
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Smile is located in Rowan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smile
• Upper Indian Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Upper Indian Creek is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Indian Creek

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Muses Mills and extending to:

• Flemingsburg, which is the Seat of Fleming County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Muses Mills to Flemingsburg, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 73 miles [117.5 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 352 miles [566.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,190 miles [9,961.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,909 miles [11,119 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,784 miles [7,699.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'