Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mudbaden, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mudbaden and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mudbaden
- 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 Mudbaden:
- 44.691630, -93.617734
- 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 Mudbaden
- 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 Scott County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Scott County
- Since Mudbaden is near Carver County and also Hennepin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Carver County
- eBird sighting report for Hennepin 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mudbaden ...
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.
- Carver
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carver have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver
- Carver is located in Carver County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,863 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carver <2>
- Cedar Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
- Cedar Lake is located in Scott County
- Credit River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Credit River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Credit River
- Credit River is located in Scott County
- Grainwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Jonathan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Jordan
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Jordan is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,420 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jordan <2>
- Lydia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Marystown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - New Prague
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prague
- New Prague is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,200 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Prague <2>
- Prior Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prior Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prior Lake
- Prior Lake is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,317 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prior Lake <2>
- Union Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
- Union Hill is located in Scott County
How Far From Mudbaden 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 Mudbaden to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Mudbaden and extending to:
- Shakopee, which is the Seat of Scott County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mudbaden to Shakopee, with an average speed<4> 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.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 31 miles [49.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 940 miles [1,512.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,249 miles [10,056.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,003 miles [11,270.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,912 miles [7,905.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mudbaden. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Scott County: www.co.scott.mn.us/
The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mudbaden) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mudbaden. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.6916, Longitude: -93.6177 In this case, the coordinates for Mudbaden have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Mudbaden to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.544 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.404 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.908 degrees. |