Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Monroeville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Monroeville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Monroeville
- 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 Monroeville:
- 31.516549, -87.327986
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Monroeville
- 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- Since Monroeville is near Conecuh County and also Clarke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Conecuh County
- eBird sighting report for Clarke 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Monroeville ...
We found seven communities that share the name Monroeville.
Within Alabama, the name Monroeville is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Glenn County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Monroeville [Glenn County].
- Indiana
- Allen County
- This Monroeville is located in Allen County and lies 667 miles [1,073.4 km]<2> to the north of the Monroeville that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen County community of Monroeville.
- Michigan
- Newaygo 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 Michigan community of Monroeville [Newaygo County].
- New Jersey
- Salem County
- This Monroeville is located in Salem County and lies 882 miles [1,419.4 km]<2> to the northeast of the Monroeville that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salem County community of Monroeville.
- Ohio
- Huron County
- This Monroeville is located in Huron County and lies 718 miles [1,155.5 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Monroeville that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Huron County community of Monroeville.
- Jefferson County
- This Monroeville is located in Jefferson County and lies 723 miles [1,163.6 km] to the north northeast of the Monroeville that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Monroeville.
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- This Monroeville is located in Allegheny County and lies 744 miles [1,197.4 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Monroeville that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Monroeville.
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Monroeville ...
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.
- Axle
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Bermuda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda
- Bermuda is located in Conecuh County
- Burnt Corn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Corn
- Burnt Corn is located in Monroe County
- Excel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Fountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Halls Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Crossroads
- Halls Crossroads is located in Monroe County
- Keith
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Peterman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterman
- Peterman is located in Monroe County
- Scotland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Scratch Ankle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scratch Ankle
- Scratch Ankle is located in Monroe County
- Tunnel Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel Springs
- Tunnel Springs is located in Monroe County
- Former name for Tunnel Springs:
- Kempsville
How Far From Monroeville 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 Monroeville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Monroeville and extending to:
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Monroeville to Montgomery, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 771 miles [1,240.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 44 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,669 miles [10,732.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,371 miles [11,862.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,250 miles [8,449.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Monroeville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Monroeville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Monroeville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Monroeville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.5165, Longitude: -87.3280 In this case, the coordinates for Monroeville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Monroeville 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Monroeville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.845 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.207 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.904 degrees. |