Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mud Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mud Springs and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mud Springs
- 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 Springs:
- 40.385750, -116.732035
- 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 Mud Springs
- 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 Lander County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lander County
- Since Mud Springs is near Eureka County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for Eureka 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
Communities Also Named Mud Springs ...
We found four communities that share the name Mud Springs.
There are three communities within Nevada that are also named Mud Springs.
Beyond Nevada, there is another community also named Mud Springs in the United States.
- Communities Located In Nevada ...
- Elko County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Elko County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elko County community of Mud Springs.
- Lincoln County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Mud Springs [Lincoln County].
- Nye County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Nye County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nye County community of Mud Springs.
- Elko County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Idaho
- Idaho County
- This Mud Springs is located in Idaho County and lies 382 miles [614.8 km]<2> to the north of the Mud Springs that is located in Lander County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Idaho County community of Mud Springs.
- Idaho
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mud Springs ...
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.
- Betty O'Neal ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Betty O'Neal have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betty O'Neal
- Betty O'Neal is located in Lander County
- Crescent Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Valley
- Crescent Valley is located in Eureka County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crescent Valley <4>
- Dean ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Frisbie ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Gold Quartz
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gold Quartz have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Quartz
- Gold Quartz is located in Lander County
- Hilltop ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Maysville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Mill Gulch ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Gulch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Gulch
- Mill Gulch is located in Lander County
How Far From Mud Springs to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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 Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Mud Springs once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Mud Springs and extending to:
- Battle Mountain, which is the Seat of Lander County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Mud Springs to Battle Mountain, 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.
- Carson City, which is the State Capital of Nevada, lies 181 miles [291.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,095 miles [3,371.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 82 days and walking would take 119 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,134 miles [11,481.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,902 miles [12,717 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,919 miles [9,525.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Nevada: nv.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 Mud Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mud Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mud Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3858, Longitude: -116.7320 In this case, the coordinates for Mud Springs 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 Mud Springs 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 335.76 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 335.995 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.654 degrees. |