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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 Monoquet, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Monoquet 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 Monoquet:
- 41.289490, -85.861659
- 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 Monoquet
- 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 Kosciusko County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kosciusko County
- Since Monoquet is near Elkhart County and also Marshall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Elkhart County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall 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 Monoquet
Curious and Interesting Names Near Monoquet ...
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.
- Between-The-Lakes Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Forest Glen
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Glen is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
- Island Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Island Park is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Park
- Leesburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mineral Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral Springs is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Shady Banks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Shady Banks is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Banks
- Silver Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Point is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Point
- Stoneburner Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stoneburner Landing is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneburner Landing
- Stony Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Ridge is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Ridge
How Far From Monoquet to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Monoquet to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Monoquet and extending to:
- Warsaw, which is the Seat of Kosciusko County, lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<2> to the south. If you could drive a straight line from Monoquet to Warsaw, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 106 miles [170.6 km] to the south (S). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 494 miles [795 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,144 miles [9,887.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,878 miles [11,069.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,758 miles [7,657.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Monoquet) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Monoquet 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 Monoquet. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2895, Longitude: -85.8617 In this case, the coordinates for Monoquet have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.277 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.927 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.877 degrees. |
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