Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Landing:
  • 30.924628, -87.875828
  • 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 Mud Landing

• 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 Baldwin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Baldwin County
  • Since Mud Landing is near Mobile County and also Escambia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mobile County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Escambia 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 Mud Landing

Communities Also Named Mud Landing ...

We found one communities that are also named Mud Landing.

Within Alabama, the name Mud Landing is unique.

Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Mud Landing in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Maine
    • Washington County
    • This Mud Landing is located in Washington County and lies 1,463 miles [2,354.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Mud Landing that is located in Baldwin County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Mud Landing.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mud Landing ...

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.

• Axis
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Axis is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axis
• Carpenter
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Carpenter is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
• Crossroads
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Crossroads is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
• Hurricane
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Hurricane is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
• Island Landing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Island Landing is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Landing
• Lower Hall Landing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Lower Hall Landing is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Hall Landing
• Rice Creek Landing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Rice Creek Landing is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Creek Landing
• Sand Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Sand Landing is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Landing
• Shell Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Shell Landing is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Landing
• Upper Hall Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Upper Hall Landing is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Hall Landing
• Whitehouse Forks
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Whitehouse Forks is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse Forks

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

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

• Bay Minette, which is the Seat of Baldwin County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 136 miles [218.9 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Mud Landing to Montgomery, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 823 miles [1,324.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 47 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,721 miles [10,816.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,422 miles [11,944.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,301 miles [8,531.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'