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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 Monette, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Monette 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 Monette:
    • 35.890605, -90.344431
    • 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 Monette
  • 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 Monette ...

We found one communities that share the name Monette.

Within Arkansas, the name Monette is unique.

Beyond Arkansas, there is another community also named Monette in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Iowa
      • Union County
      • This Monette is located in Union County and lies 411 miles [661.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Monette that is located in Craighead County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Monette.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Monette ...

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.

  • Black Oak
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
    • Black Oak is located in Craighead County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
  • Brown ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown
    • Brown is located in Mississippi County
  • Clearwater
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearwater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
    • Clearwater is located in Mississippi County
  • Cottonwood Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Corner
    • Cottonwood Corner is located in Craighead County
  • Dixie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
    • Dixie is located in Craighead County
  • Happy Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Corners
    • Happy Corners is located in Craighead County
  • Lake City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
    • Lake City is located in Craighead County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,735 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake City <3>
  • Lake View
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
    • Lake View is located in Craighead County
  • Leachville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leachville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachville
    • Leachville is located in Mississippi County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,843 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leachville <3>
  • Lester
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
    • Lester is located in Craighead County
  • Macey
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macey
    • Macey is located in Craighead County
  • Poplar Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
    • Poplar Ridge is located in Craighead County
  • Red Onion
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Onion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Onion
    • Red Onion is located in Craighead County
  • Vail
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vail have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail
    • Vail is located in Mississippi County

How Far From Monette to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Monette to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Monette to Little Rock, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 758 miles [1,219.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,578 miles [10,586.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,305 miles [11,756.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,182 miles [8,339.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Monette. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Craighead County: www.craigheadcounty.org/

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

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- Monette) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Monette. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8906, Longitude: -90.3444    
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Monette to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.026 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.329 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.304 degrees.









 

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