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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 Music, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Music 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 Music:
    • 38.308138, -82.824054
    • 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 Music
  • 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 Carter County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carter County
    • Since Music is near Boyd County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Boyd County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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 Music

Communities Also Named Music ...

We found one communities that are also named Music.

Within Kentucky, the name Music is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Music in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Tennessee
      • Cumberland County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Music [Cumberland County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Music ...

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.

  • Boltsfork
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Boltsfork is located in Boyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boltsfork
  • Cloverdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Cloverdale is located in Boyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
  • Davy Run
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Davy Run is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davy Run
  • Grant
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Grant is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
  • Johns Run
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Johns Run is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Run
  • Lizzie ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lizzie is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizzie
  • Mount Savage
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Savage is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Savage
  • Princess
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Princess is located in Boyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princess
  • Reedville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Reedville is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedville
  • Rush
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Sandy Furnace
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sandy Furnace is located in Boyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Furnace
  • Straight Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Straight Creek is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Creek
  • Trace
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Trace is located in Boyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trace
  • Williams Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Williams Creek is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Creek

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Music and extending to:

  • Grayson, which is the Seat of Carter County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 111 miles [178.6 km]<3> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Music to Frankfort, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 314 miles [505.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,164 miles [9,920 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,881 miles [11,073.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,756 miles [7,654 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Music, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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 from Point A (ie- Music) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Music 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 Music. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3081, Longitude: -82.8241       In this case, the coordinates for Music have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.389 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.338 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.393 degrees.