Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Munger, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Munger and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Munger
- 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 Munger:
- 37.597846, -90.796352
- 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 Munger
- 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 Reynolds County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Reynolds County
- Since Munger is near Iron County and also Saint Francois County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Iron County
- eBird sighting report for Saint Francois 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 Munger ...
We found six communities that share the name Munger.
Within Missouri, the name Munger is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- DuPage County
- This Munger is located in DuPage County and lies 330 miles [531.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Munger that is located in Reynolds County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DuPage County community of Munger.
- Pike County
- This Munger is located in Pike County and lies 151 miles [243 km] to the north of the Munger that is located in Reynolds County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Munger.
- Kansas
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Texas
- Illinois
Curious and Interesting Names Near Munger ...
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.
- Berryman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - English Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Town
- English Town is located in Iron County
- Enough
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Glover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Graniteville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graniteville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
- Graniteville is located in Iron County
- Hogan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Iron Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Mountain
- Iron Mountain is located in Saint Francois County
- Lake Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Springs
- Lake Springs is located in Reynolds County
- Lesterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesterville
- Lesterville is located in Reynolds County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lesterville <4>
- Pilot Knob
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pilot Knob have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- Pilot Knob is located in Iron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pilot Knob <4>
- Pin Hook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Snow Hollow Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Hollow Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hollow Lake
- Snow Hollow Lake is located in Iron County
How Far From Munger 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 Munger to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Munger and extending to:
- Centerville, which is the Seat of Reynolds County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Munger to Centerville, with an average speed<5> 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 four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 750 miles [1,207 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,511 miles [10,478.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,244 miles [11,658.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,123 miles [8,244.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Munger. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Munger) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Munger. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5978, Longitude: -90.7964 |
| <2> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Munger 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. |
| <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 Munger 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 316.417 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.012 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.155 degrees. |