Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Munsons, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Munsons and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Munsons
- 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 Munsons:
- 29.957424, -91.031211
- 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 Munsons
- 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 parish-by-parish basis. We have selected Assumption Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Assumption Parish
- Since Munsons is near Ascension Parish and also Saint James Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Ascension Parish
- eBird sighting report for Saint James Parish
- 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 Munsons ...
We found one communities that share the name Munsons.
Within Louisiana, the name Munsons is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, there is another community also named Munsons in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Munsons ...
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.
- Elm Hall
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Elm Hall Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elm Hall Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Hall Junction
- Elm Hall Junction is located in Assumption Parish
- Elmfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Enola
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Madewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Magnolia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Napoleonville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleonville
- Napoleonville is located in Assumption Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 575 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Napoleonville <4>
- Rosedale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Sweet Home
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
- Sweet Home is located in Assumption Parish
- Wildwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Woodlawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Munsons to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Munsons to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Munsons and extending to:
- Napoleonville, which is the Seat of Assumption Parish, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Munsons to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,006 miles [1,619 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 58 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,901 miles [11,106.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,609 miles [12,245.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,485 miles [8,827.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Munsons. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Munsons) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Munsons. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.9574, Longitude: -91.0312 In this case, the coordinates for Munsons have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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 Munsons 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 315.904 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.391 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.59 degrees. |