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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 Monroe Center, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Monroe Center 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 Monroe Center:
- 42.098163, -89.000521
- 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 Monroe Center
- 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 Ogle County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ogle County
- Since Monroe Center is near DeKalb County and also Winnebago County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Winnebago 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 Monroe Center
Communities Also Named Monroe Center ...
We found five communities that are also named Monroe Center.
Within Illinois, the name Monroe Center is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- Fairfield County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Connecticut community of Monroe Center [Fairfield County].
- Maine
- Waldo County
- This Monroe Center is located in Waldo County and lies 1,014 miles [1,631.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Monroe Center that is located in Ogle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waldo County community of Monroe Center.
- Michigan
- Grand Traverse County
- This Monroe Center is located in Grand Traverse County and lies 240 miles [386.2 km]<2> to the northeast of the Monroe Center that is located in Ogle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grand Traverse County community of Monroe Center.
- Ohio
- Ashtabula County
- This Monroe Center is located in Ashtabula County and lies 432 miles [695.2 km]<2> to the east of the Monroe Center that is located in Ogle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashtabula County community of Monroe Center.
- Wisconsin
- Adams County
- This Monroe Center is located in Adams County and lies 146 miles [235 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Monroe Center that is located in Ogle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Monroe Center.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Monroe Center ...
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.
- Cherry Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cheyenne Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cheyenne Heights is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheyenne Heights
- Clare
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Coventry Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Coventry Creek is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Creek
- Hillcrest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hillcrest is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,216 people
- Indian Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Village is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Irene
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kings
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kings is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings
- Motor Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Motor Heights is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motor Heights
- Panorama Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Panorama Valley is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Valley
- Silver Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Silver Hills is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hills
- Stillman Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
How Far From Monroe Center 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 village such as Monroe Center to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Monroe Center and extending to:
- Oregon, which is the Seat of Ogle County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Monroe Center to Oregon, with an average speed<4> 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 five to six hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 163 miles [262.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 665 miles [1,070.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,221 miles [10,011.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,963 miles [11,205.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,850 miles [7,805.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Monroe Center could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Monroe Center) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Monroe Center 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 Monroe Center. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0982, Longitude: -89.0005 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.348 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.403 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.186 degrees. |
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