Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Castle:
  • 36.370153, -77.531086
  • 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 Castle

• 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 Northampton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Northampton County
  • Since Mud Castle is near Halifax County and also Greensville County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Halifax County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greensville 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 Castle

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mud Castle ...

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.

• Brewers Crossroads
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Brewers Crossroads is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewers Crossroads
• Days Crossroads
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Days Crossroads is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Crossroads
• Garysburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Garysburg is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garysburg <1>
• Gumberry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Gumberry is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumberry
• Pea Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pea Hill is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Hill
• Pierces Crossroads
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Pierces Crossroads is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierces Crossroads
• Pleasant Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Rosemary
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Rosemary is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary
• Ruggles
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Ruggles is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles
• Seaboard
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Seaboard is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaboard
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seaboard <1>

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

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

• Jackson, which is the Seat of Northampton County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 74 miles [119.1 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Mud Castle to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 176 miles [283.2 km] to the north (N). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,026 miles [9,697.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,721 miles [10,816.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,602 miles [7,406.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'