Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Munnsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Munnsville and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Munnsville

• 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 Munnsville:
  • 42.976905, -75.587795
  • 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 Munnsville

• 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 Munnsville 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 Munnsville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Munnsville ...

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
• Merrillsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Merrillsville is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillsville
• Pecksport
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Pecksport is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecksport
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pecksport
  • From Munnsville to Pecksport
• Pratts
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Pratts is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pratts
  • From Munnsville to Pratts
• Pratts Hollow
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Pratts Hollow is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Hollow
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pratts Hollow
  • From Munnsville to Pratts Hollow
• 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)
  • Valley Mills is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Valley Mills
  • From Munnsville to Valley Mills
• 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 Munnsville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a village such as Munnsville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Munnsville 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 Munnsville 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 95 miles [152.9 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 three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 291 miles [468.3 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 5,667 miles [9,120.2 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 4,261 miles [6,857.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'