Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mulino:
  • 45.22129, -122.581706
  • 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 Mulino

• 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 Clackamas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clackamas County
  • Since Mulino is near Marion County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Mulino

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mulino ...

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.

• Beavercreek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Beavercreek is located in Clackamas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavercreek
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beavercreek <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Beavercreek
  • From Mulino to Beavercreek
• Central Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Central Point is located in Clackamas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Point
• Dryland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Dryland is located in Clackamas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryland
• Fallsview
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Fallsview is located in Clackamas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallsview
• Fishers Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Fishers Corner is located in Clackamas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers Corner
• Liberal
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Liberal is located in Clackamas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Liberal
  • From Mulino to Liberal
• Lone Elder
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Lone Elder is located in Clackamas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Elder
• Macksburg
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Macksburg is located in Clackamas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksburg
• Needy ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Needy is located in Clackamas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needy
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Needy
  • From Mulino to Needy
• New Era ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • New Era is located in Clackamas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
• Rural Dell
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Rural Dell is located in Clackamas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Dell
• Shady Dell
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Shady Dell is located in Clackamas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Dell
• Timber Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Timber Grove is located in Clackamas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Grove
• Union Mills
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Union Mills is located in Clackamas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills

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

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

• Oregon City, which is the Seat of Clackamas County, lies just to the North.
• Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Mulino to Salem, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,343 miles [3,770.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 134 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,933 miles [11,157.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,696 miles [12,385.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,805 miles [9,342.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'