Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mills:
  • 43.075448, -77.075627
  • 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 Mills

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mud Mills ...

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.

• Fairville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Fairville is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fairville
  • From Mud Mills to Fairville
• Gypsum
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Gypsum is located in Ontario County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsum
• Joy
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Joy is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
• Knickerbocker Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Knickerbocker Corner is located in Ontario County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knickerbocker Corner
• Lime Kiln
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Lime Kiln is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Kiln
• Lock Berlin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Lock Berlin is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Berlin
• Lyons
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Lyons is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
  • Estimated population in 2015: 3,494 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lyons
  • From Mud Mills to Lyons
• Marbletown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Marbletown is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbletown
• Marion
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Marion is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Marion
  • From Mud Mills to Marion
• Mayo Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Mayo Park is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Park
• Owls Nest
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Owls Nest is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owls Nest
• Pilgrimport
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Pilgrimport is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrimport
• Unionville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Unionville is located in Ontario County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville

How Far From Mud Mills 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 Mills 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 Mills and extending to:

• Lyons, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies just to the East.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 170 miles [273.6 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Mud Mills to Albany, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 288 miles [463.5 km] to the south (S). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,722 miles [9,208.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,444 miles [10,370.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,320 miles [6,952.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'