Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mulga:
  • 39.117295, -82.468491
  • 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 Mulga

• 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
  • Since Mulga is near Vinton County and also Gallia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Vinton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gallia 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 Mulga

Communities Also Named Mulga ...

We found one communities that are also named Mulga.

Within Ohio, the name Mulga is unique.

Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Mulga in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Alabama
    • Jefferson County
    • This Mulga is located in Jefferson County and lies 458 miles [737.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Mulga that is located in Jackson County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Mulga.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mulga ...

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.

• Buckeye
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Buckeye is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
• Comet
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Comet is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
• Englishville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Englishville is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englishville
• Glen Roy
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Glen Roy is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
• Hawks
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Hawks is located in Vinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks
• Maple Grove ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Maple Grove is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
• Puritan
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Puritan is located in Vinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puritan
• Roads
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Roads is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roads
• Tom Corwin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Tom Corwin is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Corwin

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mulga and extending to:

• Jackson, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Mulga to Jackson, with an average speed<2> 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.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 65 miles [104.6 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 291 miles [468.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,113 miles [9,837.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,831 miles [10,993.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,707 miles [7,575.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'