We found eight communities that are also named Muir.
Within Manitoba, the name Muir is unique.
Beyond Manitoba, we know of eight communities that are located in Canada and the United States. Of these eight communities, three are located in Canada and seven are in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Arkansas
Mississippi County
This Muir is located in Mississippi County and lies 1,096 miles [1,763.8 km]<1> to the south southeast.
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 1,415 miles [2,277.2 km]<1> to the west southwest.
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 1,399 miles [2,251.5 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mendocino County community of Muir.
Kentucky
Fayette County
This Muir is located in Fayette County and lies 1,092 miles [1,757.4 km]<1> to the southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Muir.
Michigan
Ionia County
This Muir is located in Ionia County and lies 821 miles [1,321.3 km]<1> to the east southeast.
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 630 miles [1,013.9 km]<1> to the west southwest.
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 1,260 miles [2,027.8 km]<1> to the east southeast.
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.
Beaver ‑ Historic (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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 Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Muir and extending to:
Winnipeg, which is the Provincial Capital of Manitoba, lies 78 miles [125.5 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Muir to Winnipeg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,117 miles [1,797.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 64 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,117 miles [9,844.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,883 miles [11,077.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,847 miles [7,800.5 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 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 . 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.
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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: 50.1011, Longitude: -98.8747
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 322.37 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 321.443 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.534 degrees.