Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Monola:
  • 37.143542, -118.243711
  • 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 Monola

• 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 Inyo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Inyo County
  • Since Monola is near Mono County and also Fresno County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Mono County
  • eBird sighting report for Fresno 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Monola ...

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 Pine
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pine
  • Big Pine is located in Inyo County
  • Former name for Big Pine:
  • Bigpine
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Pine <1>
• Bishop
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
  • Bishop is located in Inyo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,778 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bishop <1>
• Deep Springs
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Springs
  • Deep Springs is located in Inyo County
• Fish Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Springs
  • Fish Springs is located in Inyo County
  • Fish Springs has also been known as:
  • Tinemaha
  • Tinnemaha
• Glacier Lodge ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glacier Lodge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glacier Lodge
  • Glacier Lodge is located in Inyo County
• Laws
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws
  • Laws is located in Inyo County
  • Former name for Laws:
  • Bishop Depot
• Parchers Camp ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Parchers Camp. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parchers Camp
  • Parchers Camp is located in Inyo County
• Rocking K
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocking K
  • Rocking K is located in Inyo County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Monola once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Monola and extending to:

• Independence, which is the Seat of Inyo County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<4> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Monola to Independence, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 202 miles [325.1 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,225 miles [3,580.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 87 days and walking would take 127 days.
• The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,371 miles [11,862.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,140 miles [13,100.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,149 miles [9,895.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Inyo County: www.inyocounty.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/