Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Munster, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Munster and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Munster
- 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 Munster:
- 41.546823, -87.503491
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Munster
- 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 Lake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lake County
- Since Munster is near Cook County and also Will County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cook County
- eBird sighting report for Will 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Munster ...
We found six communities that share the name Munster.
Within Indiana, the name Munster is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- La Salle County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Munster [La Salle County].
- Livingston County
- This Munster is located in Livingston County and lies 78 miles [125.5 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Munster that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Munster.
- North Dakota
- Ontario
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Illinois
Curious and Interesting Names Near Munster ...
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.
- Black Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Dyer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
- Dyer is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,955 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyer <4>
- Gerry Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gerry Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerry Park
- Gerry Park is located in Lake County
- Globe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Greenwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Hartsdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Highland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Highland is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,283 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highland <4>
- Homewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Homewood is located in Cook County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,475 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homewood <4>
- Indiana Harbor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indiana Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiana Harbor
- Indiana Harbor is located in Lake County
- Ivanhoe
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Lottaville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lottaville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lottaville
- Lottaville is located in Lake County
- Willowbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
- Willowbrook is located in Will County (IL)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willowbrook <4>
How Far From Munster 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 town such as Munster to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Munster and extending to:
- Crown Point, which is the Seat of Lake County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Munster to Crown Point, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 141 miles [226.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 580 miles [933.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,193 miles [9,966.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,931 miles [11,154.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,814 miles [7,747.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Munster: www.ci.munster.in.us/
The official website for Lake County: www.lakecountyin.org/
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Munster could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Munster) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Munster. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5468, Longitude: -87.5035 In this case, the coordinates for Munster have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Munster to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.352 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.188 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.599 degrees. |