Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Spring:
  • 47.830418, -119.813391
  • 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 Spring

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mud Spring ...

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.

• Dyer ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Dyer is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
• Farmer ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Farmer is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer
• Granite Falls
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Granite Falls is located in Chelan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Falls
• Greens Landing
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Greens Landing is located in Chelan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Landing
• Howard
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Howard is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
• Maplecreek
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Maplecreek is located in Chelan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplecreek
• Rocky Butte
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Rocky Butte is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Butte
• Stayman
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Stayman is located in Chelan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stayman
• Sunnybank
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Sunnybank is located in Chelan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybank
• Virginia City ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Virginia City is located in Okanogan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Mud Spring and extending to:

• Waterville, which is the Seat of Douglas County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Mud Spring to Waterville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 154 miles [247.8 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,203 miles [3,545.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 86 days and walking would take 126 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,718 miles [10,811.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,483 miles [12,042.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,583 miles [8,985 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'