Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Mud 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 Mud Landing:
  • 44.857021, -67.447214
  • 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 Mud 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Mud Landing

Communities Also Named Mud Landing ...

We found one communities that are also named Mud Landing.

Within Maine, the name Mud Landing is unique.

Beyond Maine, there is another community also named Mud Landing in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Alabama
    • Baldwin County
    • This Mud Landing is located in Baldwin County and lies 1,463 miles [2,354.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Mud Landing that is located in Washington County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baldwin County community of Mud Landing.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mud 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.

• Chase Mills
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Chase Mills is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Mills
• Cooper
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Cooper is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
• Dennysville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Dennysville is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennysville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dennysville <2>
• Dog Town
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Dog Town is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
• Grove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Grove is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
• Halls Mills
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Halls Mills is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Mills
• Lower Dennysville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lower Dennysville is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Dennysville
• Marion
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Marion is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
• Pine Corner
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pine Corner is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Corner
• Rivers End
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Rivers End is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivers End

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

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

• Machias, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Mud Landing to Machias, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 120 miles [193.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 641 miles [1,031.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,259 miles [8,463.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,970 miles [9,607.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,845 miles [6,187.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'