Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Munntown:
  • 40.232293, -80.089499
  • 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 Munntown

• 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Since Munntown is near Allegheny County and also Westmoreland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Allegheny County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland 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 Munntown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Munntown ...

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.

• Cool Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cool Valley is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Valley
• Eighty Four
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Eighty Four is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eighty Four
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eighty Four <1>
• Elkhorn
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Elkhorn is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
• Gambles
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Gambles is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambles
• Ginger Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Ginger Hill is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginger Hill
• Hill Church
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Hill Church is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Church
• Jewell
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jewell is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
• Library
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Library is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Library
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Library <1>
• Library Junction
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Library Junction is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Library Junction
• Meadow Lands
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Meadow Lands is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lands
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meadow Lands <1>
• Piney Fork
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Piney Fork is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Fork
• River View
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • River View is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
• Turkeyfoot
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Turkeyfoot is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeyfoot
• Weavertown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Weavertown is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavertown

How Far From Munntown 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 community such as Munntown to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Munntown and extending to:

• Washington, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Munntown to Washington, with an average speed<3> 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.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 169 miles [272 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 186 miles [299.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,966 miles [9,601.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,684 miles [10,756.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,559 miles [7,337 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'