Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mummie:
  • 37.393699, -83.871034
  • 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 Mummie

• 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
  • Since Mummie is near Owsley County and also Clay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Owsley County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay 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 Mummie

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mummie ...

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.

• Blooming Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Blooming Grove is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
• Egypt
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Egypt is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
• Elias
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Elias is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elias
• Gray Hawk
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Gray Hawk is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Hawk
• Herd
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Herd is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herd
• Hickory Flat
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Hickory Flat is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flat
• Huff
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Huff is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
• Island City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Island City is located in Owsley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
• Mildred
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Mildred is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
• Oak Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Grove is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Sourwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sourwood is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sourwood
• Sturgeon
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Sturgeon is located in Owsley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeon
• Continue List   (4 more) ...
  • Travellers Rest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Travellers Rest is located in Owsley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travellers Rest
  • Turkey Foot
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Turkey Foot is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Foot
  • Union
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Union is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Vine
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Vine is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine

How Far From Mummie to ...

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 community such as Mummie to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Mummie and extending to:

• McKee, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 78 miles [125.5 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Mummie to Frankfort, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 385 miles [619.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,248 miles [10,055.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,964 miles [11,207.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,840 miles [7,789.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'