Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mulnix:
  • 32.694594, -93.039051
  • 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 Mulnix

• 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 Claiborne Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Claiborne Parish
  • Since Mulnix is near Bienville Parish and also Webster Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bienville Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Webster 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Mulnix

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mulnix ...

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.

• Arizona
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Arizona is located in Claiborne Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arizona
• Fords
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Fords is located in Bienville Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords
• Forest Grove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Forest Grove is located in Claiborne Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
• Holly Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Holly Springs is located in Claiborne Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
• Homer
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Homer is located in Claiborne Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,789 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <1>
• Hurricane
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hurricane is located in Claiborne Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
• Point Pleasant
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Point Pleasant is located in Claiborne Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
• Sugar Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Sugar Creek is located in Claiborne Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
• Tulip
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Tulip is located in Claiborne Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip

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

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

• Homer, which is the Seat of Claiborne Parish, lies just to the North.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 190 miles [305.8 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Mulnix to Baton Rouge, 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 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 991 miles [1,594.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 57 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,844 miles [11,014.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,568 miles [12,179.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,444 miles [8,761.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'