Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mud Bay:
  • 55.420833, -131.768056
  • 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.
  • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Mud Bay

• 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:
  • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Mud Bay ...

We found two communities that share the name Mud Bay.

There is one other community in Alaska which is also named Mud Bay.

Beyond Alaska, there is another community also named Mud Bay in the United States and Canada.

• Communities Located In Alaska ...
  • Unknown
    • The profile page for Mud Bay #1
    • This Mud Bay lies 291 miles [468.3 km]<1> to the north northwest.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • British Columbia
    • We haven't found the location of this community yet.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mud Bay ...

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.

• Clover Pass
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Pass
• Dairy
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dairy
• Herring Cove
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herring Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring Cove
• Mountain Point
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Point
• Refuge Cove
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Refuge Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge Cove
• Shoreline Drive
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoreline Drive have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreline Drive

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mud Bay and extending to:

• Juneau, which is the State Capital of Alaska, lies 222 miles [357.3 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Mud Bay to Juneau, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,724 miles [4,383.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 6 days, a buggy would take 107 days and walking would take 155 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,358 miles [10,232.2 km] and it lies to the north (N).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,099 miles [11,424.7 km] and it lies to the north (N).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,388 miles [8,671.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mud Bay. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Alaska: alaska.gov/