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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 Munday, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Munday 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 Munday:
- 39.005360, -81.206227
- 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 Wirt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wirt County
- Since Munday is near Ritchie County and also Calhoun County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ritchie County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun 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 West Virginia, the name Munday is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Munday in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Texas
- Knox County
- This Munday is located in Knox County and lies 1,092 miles [1,757.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Munday that is located in Wirt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox 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.
- Big Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Big Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Brohard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brohard is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brohard
- Burning Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Burning Springs is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Cherry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cherry is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry
- Dutchman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dutchman is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchman
- Enterprise
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Enterprise is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Evelyn ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Evelyn is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evelyn
- Five Forks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Five Forks is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Freed
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Freed is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freed
- Grantsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Iris ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Iris is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iris
- Ivan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ivan is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivan
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Joker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Joker is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joker
- Oxbow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oxbow is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
- Pleasant Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Purdy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Purdy is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
How Far From Munday 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 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:
- Elizabeth, which is the Seat of Wirt County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Munday to Elizabeth, 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.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 50 miles [80.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 224 miles [360.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,066 miles [9,762.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,782 miles [10,914.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,657 miles [7,494.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Munday) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Munday 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 Munday. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0054, Longitude: -81.2062 In this case, the coordinates for Munday have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.386 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.296 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.464 degrees. |
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