Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Moncrief, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Moncrief and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Moncrief
- 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 Moncrief:
- 30.712695, -84.137397
- 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 Moncrief
- 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 Grady County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Grady County
- Since Moncrief is near Leon County and also Thomas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Leon County
- eBird sighting report for Thomas 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 Moncrief ...
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.
- Beverly ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Booker Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Booker Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker Heights
- Booker Heights is located in Thomas County
- Cairo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Cairo is located in Grady County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,302 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cairo <2>
- Calvary
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
- Calvary is located in Grady County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calvary <2>
- Centerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Leon County (FL)
- Good Hope ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Long Branch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Long Branch is located in Grady County
- Meridian
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Orange Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Springs
- Orange Springs is located in Grady County
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- Pebble Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pebble Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Hill
- Pebble Hill is located in Thomas County
- Peck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Pleasant Hill ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Grady County
- Providence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in Grady County
- Rocky Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Rocky Hill is located in Grady County
- Roddenberry ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roddenberry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddenberry
- Roddenberry is located in Thomas County
- Pebble Hill
How Far From Moncrief 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 community such as Moncrief to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Moncrief and extending to:
- Cairo, which is the Seat of Grady County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Moncrief to Cairo, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 210 miles [338 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 693 miles [1,115.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,569 miles [10,571.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,257 miles [11,679 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,142 miles [8,275.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Moncrief. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Moncrief) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Moncrief. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.7127, Longitude: -84.1374 In this case, the coordinates for Moncrief have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Moncrief 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 311.944 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.897 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.882 degrees. |