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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 Mundale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mundale and the surrounding area.
- 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 Mundale:
- 42.254776, -75.049873
- 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 Mundale
- 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 Delaware County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Delaware County
- Since Mundale is near Otsego County and also Oswego County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Otsego County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oswego 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 Mundale
Communities Also Named Mundale ...
We found one communities that are also named Mundale.
Within New York, the name Mundale is unique.
Beyond New York, there is another community also named Mundale in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Massachusetts
- Hampden County
- This Mundale is located in Hampden County and lies 114 miles [183.5 km]<1> to the east of the Mundale that is located in Delaware County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampden County community of Mundale.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mundale ...
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.
- Arabia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Arabia is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arabia
- Bloomville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Downsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Franklin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ivanhoe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ivanhoe is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
- Lake Delaware
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lake Delaware is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Delaware
- Pinesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pinesville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinesville
- Rock Rift
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Rift is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Rift
- Sand Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Hill is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Treadwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Trout Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
How Far From Mundale 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 Mundale to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mundale and extending to:
- Delhi, which is the Seat of Delaware County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Mundale to Albany, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 254 miles [408.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,674 miles [9,131.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,389 miles [10,282.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,264 miles [6,862.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Mundale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Mundale 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 Mundale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2548, Longitude: -75.0499 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.405 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.288 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.435 degrees. |
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