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moorland Moorland or moor is a type of habitat found in upland areas in temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands and montane grasslands and shrublands biomes, characterised by low-growing vegetation on acidic soils. Moorland, nowadays, generally ...

", and

Scots Gaelic Scottish Gaelic ( gd, Gàidhlig ), also known as Scots Gaelic and Gaelic, is a Goidelic language (in the Celtic branch of the Indo-European language family) native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a Goidelic language, Scottish Gaelic, as well as ...

for "sea", and is the etymological origin of the surname and Clan Muir/Mure/Moore in Scotland and other parts of the world.

Places

United States

Muir, Willits, California Muir is a former unincorporated community now incorporated in Willits in Mendocino County, California. It is located on the Northwestern Pacific Railroad The Northwestern Pacific Railroad is a regional shortline railroad utilizing a stretch ...

, a former unincorporated community now incorporated in Willits *

Muir, Michigan Muir is a village in Lyons Township, Ionia County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 604 at the 2010 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which is land and is water. ...

, a village *

Muir, Pennsylvania Muir is a census-designated place located in Porter Township, Schuylkill County in the state of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, N ...

, a census-designated place *

Camp Muir Camp Muir, named for the naturalist John Muir, is a high-altitude refuge for climbers in Mount Rainier National Park in Washington (state), Washington, accessed through the Paradise Entrance. The shelters comprising the camp are situated at a el ...

, a high altitude refuge on Mount Rainier, Washington *

Mount Muir Mount Muir is a peak in the Sierra Nevada of California, south of Mount Whitney. This peak is named in honor of Scottish-born John Muir, a famous geologist, conservationist and founder of the Sierra Club. The southernmost section of the Joh ...

in the Sierra Nevada, California *

Muir Pass Muir Pass is a mountain pass in the Sierra Nevada of California, United States, in Kings Canyon National Park. It is named for John Muir. The pass is near the midway point of the John Muir Trail and around mile 841 of the Pacific Crest Trail ...

in the Sierra Nevada * Muir Glacier, Alaska *

Muir Grove Muir Grove is a giant sequoia grove in Sequoia National Park of the Tulare County, which covers about . The grove, located in the northwest corner of the park, is accessed by the Muir Grove Trail which begins from the Dorst Creek Campground. Bec ...

, a giant sequoia grove in Sequoia National Park, California *

Muir site The Muir site, (15JS86), is an Early Fort Ancient culture archaeological site located in Jessamine County, Kentucky, in the Bluegrass region of the state. It was occupied from about 1010 to 1255 CE during the Osborne Phase of the local chronology. ...

, an archaeological site in Jessamine County, Kentucky

Elsewhere

Muir Peak Muir Peak () is a conspicuous rock peak near the middle of Frazier Ridge in the Founders Peaks, Heritage Range. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos from 1961 to 1966. It was named by ...

, Antarctica * Lake Muir, Western Australia *

Mount Muir (Canadian Rockies) Mount Muir is a mountain located on the Continental Divide on the Alberta-British Columbia border. The mountain was named in 1918 after Alexander Muir. It is located in the High Rock Range. See also * List of peaks on the British Columbia–Alber ...

, Canada * Muir, a community in the township of

Norwich, Ontario The Township of Norwich is a municipality located in Oxford County in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. At the centre of the Township of Norwich is the Town of Norwich. The preferred pronunciation of the town name is , which differs from the pronu ...

, Canada *

Muir Seamount Muir Seamount is a seamount ( underwater volcano), located at . It is located in the Bermuda rise, a seismically active region, and was the site of an earthquake on 24 March 1978. Fourteen core samples of up to 125,000 years of age were collec ...

, an underwater volcano in the Atlantic Ocean north of Bermuda

Schools

Muir College (disambiguation) Muir College is a public school for boys in South Africa. Muir College may also refer to: * Muir Central College, Allahabad, founded by Sir William Muir in 1866 * John Muir College John Muir College is one of the seven undergraduate colleges ...

Muir Middle School (disambiguation) Muir Middle School / John Muir Middle School, a common name for a number of schools Muir Middle School may refer to: * Muir Middle School (Milford, Michigan), school in Huron Valley School District John Muir Middle School may refer to any of the ...

Muir Elementary School (disambiguation) Muir Elementary School may refer to the following: *Muir Elementary School in Antioch, California *John Muir Elementary School in Berkeley, California *John Muir Elementary School in Cupertino, California *Muir Elementary School in Fresno, Californi ...

People and fictional characters

Muir (surname) Muir is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: __TOC__ A–J *Adam Muir (born 1971), Australian rugby league footballer * Alex Muir (1923–1995), Scottish footballer * Alex Muir (Albion Rovers footballer), Scottish footballer *Alexand ...

, a list of people and fictional characters *

Muir (given name) Muir is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: * Muir S. Fairchild (1894–1950), Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force * Muir Gray, British doctor and government official * Muir Mathieson (1911–1975), British ...

* Clan Muir, a Scottish clan

Other uses

Muir baronets The Muir Baronetcy, of Deanston in the County of Perth and of Park Gardens in the City of Glasgow, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 20 October 1892 for John Muir, Lord Provost of Glasgow from 1889 to 1892. The ...

, a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom * , a World War II destroyer escort *

Muir Army Airfield The Muir Army Airfield is a military airport at Fort Indiantown Gap, near Annville, Pennsylvania, United States. It is home to the Eastern Army National Guard Aviation Training Site (EAATS), operated by the Pennsylvania Army National Guard. It ...

, a military airfield near Annville, Pennsylvania *

Muir House (disambiguation) Muir House may refer to: in the United States (by state then city) *John Muir National Historic Site The John Muir National Historic Site is located in the San Francisco Bay Area, in Martinez, Contra Costa County, California. It preserves the ...

, various buildings on the US National Register of Historic Places *

Muir Homes Muir Group, based in Inverkeithing, Fife, is one of the largest privately owned property development company specialising in timber-framed Timber framing (german: Holzfachwerk) and "post-and-beam" construction are traditional methods of b ...

, a privately owned housebuilding company in Scotland * Muir Island, a fictional island in the Marvel Comics universe