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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mud Run, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mud Run and the surrounding area.
- 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 Run:
- 40.989809, -75.712413
- 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 Run
- 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 Carbon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carbon County
- Since Mud Run is near Luzerne County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Luzerne County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe 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 Run
Communities Also Named Mud Run ...
We found one communities that are also named Mud Run.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Mud Run is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Mud Run in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
- Noble County
- This Mud Run is located in Noble County and lies 307 miles [494.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Mud Run that is located in Carbon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Noble County community of Mud Run.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mud Run ...
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.
- Hickory Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Hills is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Hickory Run ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hickory Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Run
- Jim Thorpe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jim Thorpe is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Thorpe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,650 people
- Former names for Jim Thorpe:
- East Mauch Chunk
- Mauch Chunk
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jim Thorpe <2>
- Lake Harmony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Leonardsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Leonardsville is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardsville
- Leslie Run
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Leslie Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie Run
- Pond Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pond Creek is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Creek
- Rockport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rockport is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Sandy Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sandy Run is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Run
- Split Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Split Rock is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Rock
- Tannery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tannery is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannery
- Unionville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Unionville is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Weather
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Weather is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weather
How Far From Mud Run to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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 Run to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mud Run and extending to:
- Jim Thorpe, which is the Seat of Carbon County, lies just to the South.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 78 miles [125.5 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Mud Run to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 160 miles [257.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,754 miles [9,260.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,465 miles [10,404.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,341 miles [6,986.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mud Run) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Run to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mud Run. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9898, Longitude: -75.7124 In this case, the coordinates for Mud Run have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.936 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.685 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.291 degrees. |
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