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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 Mudville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mudville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Mudville:
    • 35.377585, -89.738415
    • 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 Mudville
  • 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 Shelby County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
    • Since Mudville is near Tipton County and also Fayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Tipton County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette 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 Mudville

Communities Also Named Mudville ...

We found four communities that are also named Mudville.

Within Tennessee, the name Mudville is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Louisiana
      • Grant Parish
      • This Mudville is located in Grant Parish and lies 295 miles [474.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Mudville that is located in Shelby County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant Parish community of Mudville.
    • Missouri
      • Phelps County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Phelps County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Phelps County community of Mudville.
    • South Carolina
      • Berkeley County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Mudville [Berkeley County].
    • Texas
      • Brazos County
      • This Mudville is located in Brazos County and lies 510 miles [820.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Mudville that is located in Shelby County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brazos County community of Mudville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mudville ...

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.

  • Beaver
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Beaver is located in Tipton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
  • Bolton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Bolton is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
  • Bush Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Bush Grove is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Grove
  • Crosstown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Crosstown is located in Tipton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosstown
  • Ebenezer
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Ebenezer is located in Tipton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
  • Egypt
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Egypt is located in Tipton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
  • Hopewell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hopewell is located in Tipton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
  • Madge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Madge is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madge
  • Pea Point ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Pea Point is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Point
  • Peckerwood Point
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Peckerwood Point is located in Tipton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peckerwood Point
  • Williams Chapel
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Williams Chapel is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Chapel

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

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

  • Memphis, which is the Seat of Shelby County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Mudville to Memphis, 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 most of a day.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 174 miles [280 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 739 miles [1,189.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,580 miles [10,589.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,304 miles [11,754.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,180 miles [8,336.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mudville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Mudville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Mudville 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 Mudville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3776, Longitude: -89.7384       In this case, the coordinates for Mudville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.607 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.775 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.141 degrees.