Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Mundys 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 Mundys Landing:
  • 37.854244, -84.770781
  • 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 Mundys 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 Woodford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Woodford County
  • Since Mundys Landing is near Mercer County and also Jessamine County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mercer County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jessamine 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 Mundys Landing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mundys 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.

• Bondville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Bondville is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bondville
• Ebenezer
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Ebenezer is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
• Harrodsburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Harrodsburg is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrodsburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,544 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrodsburg <1>
• High Bridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • High Bridge is located in Jessamine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge
• Mayo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Mayo is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
• Nonesuch
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Nonesuch is located in Woodford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonesuch
• Oregon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Oregon is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
• Shakertown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Shakertown is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shakertown
• Stringtown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Stringtown is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown

How Far From Mundys Landing to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Mundys Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Mundys Landing and extending to:

• Versailles, which is the Seat of Woodford County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Mundys Landing to Versailles, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 24 miles [38.6 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 424 miles [682.4 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 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,263 miles [10,079.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,983 miles [11,238 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,859 miles [7,819.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'