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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 Munster, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Munster 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 Munster:
    • 34.053486, -81.065926
    • 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 Munster
  • 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 Richland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Richland County
    • Since Munster is near Lexington County and also Lancaster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lexington County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster 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 Munster

Communities Also Named Munster ...

We found six communities that are also named Munster.

Within South Carolina, the name Munster is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, we know of six communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • La Salle County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Munster [La Salle County].
      • Livingston County
      • This Munster is located in Livingston County and lies 648 miles [1,042.9 km]<2> to the northwest of the Munster that is located in Richland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Munster.
    • Indiana
      • Lake County
      • This Munster is located in Lake County and lies 624 miles [1,004.2 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Munster that is located in Richland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Munster.
    • North Dakota
      • Eddy County
      • This Munster is located in Eddy County and lies 1,332 miles [2,143.6 km]<2> to the northwest of the Munster that is located in Richland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eddy County community of Munster.
    • Ontario
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Munster.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Cambria County
      • This Munster is located in Cambria County and lies 462 miles [743.5 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Munster that is located in Richland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cambria County community of Munster.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Munster ...

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.

  • Apple Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Apple Valley is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Valley
  • Booker Washington Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Butchertown ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Butchertown is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butchertown
  • Crane Forest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Crane Forest is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Forest
  • Cross Roads
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Cross Roads is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
  • Dutch Square
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Dutch Square is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Square
  • Dutchbrook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Dutchbrook is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchbrook
  • Elm Abode
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Elm Abode is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Abode
  • Emerald Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Emerald Valley is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Valley
  • Evergreen Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Evergreen Park is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Park
  • Frost
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Frost is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
  • Kingswood
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Kingswood is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Landmark
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Landmark is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
    • Meadow Lake
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Meadow Lake is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lake
    • Quail Hollow
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Quail Hollow is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
    • Riverbanks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Riverbanks is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbanks
    • Riverside Forest
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Riverside Forest is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Forest
    • Rockgate
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Rockgate is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockgate

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Munster and extending to:

  • Columbia, which is the Seat of Richland County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies just to the south southeast (SSE).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 402 miles [647 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Munster to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 23 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 16 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,282 miles [10,109.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,976 miles [11,226.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,858 miles [7,818.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Munster 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Munster) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Munster 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 Munster. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0535, Longitude: -81.0659       In this case, the coordinates for Munster have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.341 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.521 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.929 degrees.