Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Munday:
  • 33.447110, -99.623911
  • 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 Munday

• 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 Knox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
  • Since Munday is near Haskell County and also Baylor County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Haskell County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Baylor 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 Munday

Communities Also Named Munday ...

We found one communities that are also named Munday.

Within Texas, the name Munday is unique.

Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Munday in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • West Virginia
    • Wirt County
    • This Munday is located in Wirt County and lies 1,092 miles [1,757.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Munday that is located in Knox County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wirt County community of Munday.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Munday ...

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.

• Benjamin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Benjamin is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benjamin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benjamin <2>
• Coody Crossing
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Coody Crossing is located in Throckmorton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coody Crossing
• Pinkerton
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pinkerton is located in Haskell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkerton
• Red Springs
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Red Springs is located in Baylor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
• Rhineland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Rhineland is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhineland
• Rule
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Rule is located in Haskell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rule
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 611 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rule <2>
• Sunset
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Sunset is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
• Two F Crossing
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Two F Crossing is located in Stonewall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two F Crossing
• Union Grove
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Union Grove is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove

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

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

• Benjamin, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Munday to Benjamin, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 245 miles [394.3 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,310 miles [2,108.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 52 days and walking would take 75 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,051 miles [11,347.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,794 miles [12,543.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,680 miles [9,141.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'