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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 Mullins, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mullins 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 Mullins:
    • 37.345085, -84.227156
    • 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 Mullins
  • 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 Rockcastle County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Rockcastle County
    • Since Mullins is near Laurel County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Laurel County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson 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 Mullins

Communities Also Named Mullins ...

We found five communities that are also named Mullins.

Within Kentucky, the name Mullins is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Houston County
      • This Mullins is located in Houston County and lies 431 miles [693.6 km]<1> to the south of the Mullins that is located in Rockcastle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Mullins.
    • Illinois
      • Will 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 Illinois community of Mullins [Will County].
    • South Carolina
      • Marion County
      • This Mullins is located in Marion County and lies 352 miles [566.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Mullins that is located in Rockcastle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Mullins.
    • Tennessee
      • Shelby 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 Tennessee community of Mullins [Shelby County].
    • Virginia
      • Tazewell 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 Virginia community of Mullins [Tazewell County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mullins ...

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.

  • Burr
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Burr is located in Rockcastle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr
  • Cooksburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cooksburg is located in Rockcastle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksburg
  • Cruise
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Cruise is located in Laurel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruise
  • Cruise Ferry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Cruise Ferry is located in Rockcastle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruise Ferry
  • Dry Fork
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Dry Fork is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Fork
  • Flat Rock
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Flat Rock is located in Rockcastle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
  • Hummel
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hummel is located in Rockcastle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hummel
  • Loam
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Loam is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loam
  • Orlando
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Orlando is located in Rockcastle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
  • Sinks
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Sinks is located in Rockcastle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinks
  • Symbol
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Symbol is located in Laurel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Symbol

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

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

  • Mount Vernon, which is the Seat of Rockcastle County, lies just to the West.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 68 miles [109.4 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Mullins to Frankfort, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 404 miles [650.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,265 miles [10,082.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,982 miles [11,236.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,857 miles [7,816.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mullins) 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Mullins 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>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 Mullins 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 Mullins. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3451, Longitude: -84.2272       In this case, the coordinates for Mullins have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.25 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.184 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.284 degrees.