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We found five communities that are also named Mud Lake.
Within Idaho, the name Mud Lake is unique.
Beyond Idaho, we know of five communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, three are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Arkansas
Saint Francis County
This Mud Lake is located in Saint Francis County and lies 1,318 miles [2,121.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Mud Lake that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Francis County community of Mud Lake.
Michigan
Alcona County
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 Michigan community of Mud Lake [Alcona County].
Montana
Flathead County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Mud Lake [Flathead County].
Newfoundland and Labrador
This Mud Lake lies 2,418 miles [3,891.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Mud Lake that is located in Jefferson County.
Ontario
This Mud Lake lies 1,722 miles [2,771.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mud Lake that is located in Jefferson County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mud Lake ...
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.
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 city such as Mud Lake to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mud Lake and extending to:
Rigby, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mud Lake to Rigby, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
Boise, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 186 miles [299.3 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,853 miles [2,982.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 73 days and walking would take 106 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,824 miles [10,982.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,593 miles [12,219.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,597 miles [9,007.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mud Lake) 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Mud Lake 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 county. 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.
<3>
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 Mud Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>
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.
<6>
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 Mud Lake 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 Mud Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.8422, Longitude: -112.4809
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.645 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 332.593 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.855 degrees.