Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mudville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mudville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mudville
- 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 Mudville:
- 31.712949, -92.396251
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Mudville
- 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 parish-by-parish basis. We have selected Grant Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Grant Parish
- Since Mudville is near La Salle Parish and also Winn Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for La Salle Parish
- eBird sighting report for Winn Parish
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Mudville ...
We found four communities that share the name Mudville.
Within Louisiana, the name Mudville is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mudville ...
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.
- Breezy Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breezy Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Hill
- Breezy Hill is located in Grant Parish
- Georgetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Grant Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <4>
- Grandstaff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandstaff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandstaff
- Grandstaff is located in Grant Parish
- Grant ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Little Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Creek
- Little Creek is located in La Salle Parish
- Lutes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Maxwells Old Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxwells Old Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwells Old Ferry
- Maxwells Old Ferry is located in Winn Parish
- Salt ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Sand Spur
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Zion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Mudville 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 Mudville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mudville and extending to:
- Colfax, which is the Seat of Grant Parish, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Mudville to Colfax, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 113 miles [181.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 995 miles [1,601.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 57 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,869 miles [11,054.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,587 miles [12,210.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,463 miles [8,791.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mudville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mudville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Mudville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mudville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.7129, Longitude: -92.3963 In this case, the coordinates for Mudville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Mudville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.956 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.853 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.895 degrees. |