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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mullikin Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mullikin Junction and the surrounding area.
- 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 Mullikin Junction:
- 37.225888, -88.325312
- 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 Mullikin Junction
- 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 Livingston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Livingston County
- Since Mullikin Junction is near Pope County and also Crittenden County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pope County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Crittenden 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 Mullikin Junction
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mullikin Junction ...
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.
- Birdsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Birdsville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsville
- Dycusburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dycusburg is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dycusburg
- Population from the 2010 Census: 26 people
- Frances
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Frances is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frances
- Hamletsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Heater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Heater is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heater
- Joy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Joy is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Mitchell Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchell Landing is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Landing
- Ropers Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ropers Landing is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ropers Landing
- Stanley Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Stanley Landing is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Landing
- View
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- View is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for View
How Far From Mullikin Junction 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 Mullikin Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Mullikin Junction and extending to:
- Smithland, which is the Seat of Livingston County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 200 miles [321.9 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Mullikin Junction to Frankfort, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 624 miles [1,004.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,434 miles [10,354.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,160 miles [11,522.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,037 miles [8,106.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mullikin Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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 Mullikin Junction 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 Mullikin Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2259, Longitude: -88.3253 In this case, the coordinates for Mullikin Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.807 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.105 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.114 degrees. |
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