Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Monks Crossing:
  • 30.898817, -83.102924
  • 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.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Monks Crossing

• 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 Lowndes County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lowndes County
  • Since Monks Crossing is near Echols County and also Lanier County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Echols County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lanier 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Monks Crossing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Monks Crossing ...

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.

• Charter Oaks
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Charter Oaks is located in Lowndes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Oaks
• Dasher
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Dasher is located in Lowndes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dasher
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
• Eager
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Eager is located in Lowndes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eager
• Five Points
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Five Points is located in Lowndes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Greens Crossing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Greens Crossing is located in Lowndes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Crossing
• Greenwood
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenwood is located in Lanier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
• Haylow
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Haylow is located in Echols County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haylow
• Lakeview Heights
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lakeview Heights is located in Lowndes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
• Lincoln Park
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Lincoln Park is located in Lowndes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
• Little Miami
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Little Miami is located in Lowndes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Miami
• Mayday
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Mayday is located in Echols County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayday
• Pebblewood
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Pebblewood is located in Lowndes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebblewood
• Provident
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Provident is located in Lowndes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provident
• Wood Valley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Wood Valley is located in Lowndes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Valley

How Far From Monks Crossing 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 community such as Monks Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Monks Crossing and extending to:

• Valdosta, which is the Seat of Lowndes County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Monks Crossing to Valdosta, with an average speed<2> 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 northwest (NNW). 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 650 miles [1,046.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,514 miles [10,483.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,200 miles [11,587.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,087 miles [8,186.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'