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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 Munns, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Munns 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 Munns:
- 42.981018, -75.577614
- 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 Munns
- 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Since Munns is near Oneida County and also Onondaga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oneida County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Onondaga 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 Munns
Curious and Interesting Names Near Munns ...
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.
- Brothertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Brothertown is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brothertown
- Eagleville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eagleville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
- Five Chimneys Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Five Chimneys Corner is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Chimneys Corner
- Five Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Five Corners is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Forge Hollow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Forge Hollow is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forge Hollow
- Merrillsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Merrillsville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillsville
- Pecksport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pratts
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pratts Hollow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Scribner Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Scribner Corners is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribner Corners
- Small Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Small Corners is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Small Corners
- Valley Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Williams Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Williams Corners is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Corners
How Far From Munns 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 Munns to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Munns and extending to:
- Wampsville, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Munns to Wampsville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 94 miles [151.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 292 miles [469.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,666 miles [9,118.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,385 miles [10,275.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,260 miles [6,855.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
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- Munns) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Munns 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 Munns. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9810, Longitude: -75.5776 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.649 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.682 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.351 degrees. |
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