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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:
- 41.084714, -94.072172
- 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 Monette
- 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 Union County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
- Since Monette is near Madison County and also Clarke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke 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 Monette
Communities Also Named Monette ...
We found one communities that are also named Monette.
Within Iowa, the name Monette is unique.
Beyond Iowa, there is another community also named Monette in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Craighead County
- This Monette is located in Craighead County and lies 411 miles [661.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Monette that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Craighead 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.
- Barney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Barney is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
- Buffalo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Buffalo is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Groveland ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Groveland is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Hebron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hebron is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Hopeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hopeville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
- Leslie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Leslie is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Macksburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Macksburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Murray
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Murray is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
- Old Peru
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Old Peru is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Peru
- Tingley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Zion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Zion is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
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 community 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:
- Creston, which is the Seat of Union County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Monette to Creston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 42 miles [67.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 912 miles [1,467.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,451 miles [10,381.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,199 miles [11,585.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,094 miles [8,198 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Monette. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0847, Longitude: -94.0722 In this case, the coordinates for Monette have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.78 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.20 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.002 degrees. |
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