Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Monroe City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Monroe City and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Monroe City
- 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 City:
- 38.614429, -87.353175
- 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 Monroe City
- 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 Knox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Knox County
- Since Monroe City is near Pike County and also Davies's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pike County
- eBird sighting report for Davies's 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
Communities Also Named Monroe City ...
We found five communities that share the name Monroe City.
Within Indiana, the name Monroe City is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Cook 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 Illinois community of Monroe City [Cook County].
- Monroe County
- This Monroe City is located in Monroe County and lies 159 miles [255.9 km]<2> to the west of the Monroe City that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Monroe City.
- Kansas
- Jefferson 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 Kansas community of Monroe City [Jefferson County].
- Missouri
- Monroe County
- This Monroe City is located in Monroe County and lies 245 miles [394.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Monroe City that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Monroe City.
- Texas
- Chambers County
- This Monroe City is located in Chambers County and lies 735 miles [1,182.9 km]<2> to the southwest of the Monroe City that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chambers County community of Monroe City.
- Illinois
Curious and Interesting Names Near Monroe City ...
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.
- Bruceville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
- Bruceville is located in Knox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 475 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bruceville <3>
- Cantaloupe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cantaloupe have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantaloupe
- Cantaloupe is located in Knox County
- Five Points
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Knox County
- Indian Creek Settlement
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Creek Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek Settlement
- Indian Creek Settlement is located in Knox County
- Johnstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Jordan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Maysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Pond Creek Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pond Creek Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Creek Mills
- Pond Creek Mills is located in Knox County
- Ragsdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Rogers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Sandy Hook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sandy Hook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Sandy Hook is located in Davies's County
- Wheatland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Wheatland is located in Knox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
How Far From Monroe City 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 town such as Monroe City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Monroe City and extending to:
- Vincennes, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Monroe City to Vincennes, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 102 miles [164.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 555 miles [893.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,329 miles [10,185.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,058 miles [11,358.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,935 miles [7,942.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Monroe City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
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 City 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 City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Monroe City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6144, Longitude: -87.3532 In this case, the coordinates for Monroe City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 City to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.229 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.634 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.331 degrees. |