Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lock:
  • 42.946455, -76.736063
  • 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 Lock

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mud Lock ...

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.

• Cross Roads
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cross Roads is located in Cayuga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
• Evans Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Evans Corner is located in Seneca County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Corner
• Fosterville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Fosterville is located in Cayuga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterville
• Fox Ridge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Fox Ridge is located in Cayuga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Ridge
• Half Acre
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Half Acre is located in Cayuga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Acre
• Lockpit
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lockpit is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockpit
• Magee
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Magee is located in Seneca County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee
• Mays Point
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mays Point is located in Seneca County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Point
• Montezuma
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Montezuma is located in Cayuga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montezuma <1>
• Powers Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Powers Corner is located in Cayuga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Corner
• Stone Church Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Stone Church Corner is located in Seneca County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Church Corner
• Union Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Union Springs is located in Cayuga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Springs
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Springs <1>
• Willow Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Willow Grove is located in Cayuga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove

How Far From Mud Lock 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 Lock 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 Lock and extending to:

• Waterloo, which is the Seat of Seneca County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 151 miles [243 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Mud Lock to Albany, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 280 miles [450.6 km] to the south (S). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,714 miles [9,195.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,435 miles [10,356.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,311 miles [6,937.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'