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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 Munson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Munson 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 Munson:
- 32.896790, -96.298314
- 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 Munson
- 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 Rockwall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rockwall County
- Since Munson is near Hunt County and also Kaufman County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hunt County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kaufman 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 Munson
Communities Also Named Munson ...
We found eleven communities that are also named Munson.
Within Texas, the name Munson is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, ten are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Munson lies 1,531 miles [2,463.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Munson that is located in Rockwall County.
- Florida
- Santa Rosa County
- This Munson is located in Santa Rosa County and lies 570 miles [917.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Munson that is located in Rockwall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Rosa County community of Munson.
- Illinois
- La Salle County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Munson [La Salle County].
- Kansas
- Morris County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Morris County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morris County community of Munson.
- Kentucky
- Rowan County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Munson [Rowan County].
- Michigan
- Lenawee County
- This Munson is located in Lenawee County and lies 894 miles [1,438.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Munson that is located in Rockwall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lenawee County community of Munson.
- Mississippi
- Attala County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Munson [Attala County].
- Ohio
- Medina County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Munson [Medina County].
- Oregon
- Linn County
- This Munson is located in Linn County and lies 1,642 miles [2,642.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Munson that is located in Rockwall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Munson.
- Pennsylvania
- Clearfield County
- This Munson is located in Clearfield County and lies 1,141 miles [1,836.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Munson that is located in Rockwall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clearfield County community of Munson.
- West Virginia
- McDowell County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Munson [McDowell County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Munson ...
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.
- Burrow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Burrow is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrow
- Fate
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Glen Hill is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hill
- Harris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Harris is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Josephine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Nevada
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Poetry
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Poetry is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poetry
- Rockwall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Union Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Union Valley is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
How Far From Munson 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 Munson to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Munson and extending to:
- Rockwall, which is the Seat of Rockwall County, lies just to the West.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 200 miles [321.9 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Munson to Austin, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,151 miles [1,852.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 66 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,959 miles [11,199.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,692 miles [12,379.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,571 miles [8,965.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Munson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Munson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Munson 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Munson 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 Munson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8968, Longitude: -96.2983 In this case, the coordinates for Munson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.623 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.129 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.423 degrees. |
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