Welcome to Monkey Box ...
Monkey Box is located in Glades County<1>.
Monkey Box is near sea level<2>.
Time Zone: Monkey Box lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Monkey Box: 863
Communities near Monkey Box ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Monkey Box.
- Clewiston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Moore Haven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lakeport
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Harlem
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Harlem is located in Hendry County
- Buckhead Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhead Ridge
- Buckhead Ridge is located in Glades County
- Palmdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hall City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hall City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall City
- Hall City is located in Glades County
- Venus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ritta ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ritta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritta
- Ritta is located in Palm Beach County
- Ritta has also been known as:
- Ritta Island
- Lake Harbor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Monkey Box. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Monkey Box.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Monkey Box. See our Newspapers Page for Monkey Box.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Monkey Box ...
Looking for more information about Monkey Box? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Monkey Box, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Monkey Box.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Glades, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Monkey Box - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |