Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Monroes:
  • 41.775657, -71.316163
  • 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 Monroes

• 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 Bristol County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bristol County
  • Since Monroes is near Providence County and also Bristol County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Providence County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bristol 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 Monroes

Curious and Interesting Names Near Monroes ...

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.

• Barneyville
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Barneyville is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barneyville
• Carpenters Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Carpenters Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters Corner
• Harris
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Harris is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
• Kent Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Kent Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Corner
• Kent Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Kent Heights is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Heights
• Laurel Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Laurel Park is located in Bristol County (RI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
• Leonard Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Leonard Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard Corner
• Luthers Corners
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Luthers Corners is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luthers Corners
• Miles Bridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Miles Bridge is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Bridge
• Palace Garden
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Palace Garden is located in Kent County (RI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palace Garden
• Peck Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Peck Corner is located in Bristol County (RI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck Corner
• Silver Spring
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Silver Spring is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Spring
• Six Corners
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Six Corners is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Corners

How Far From Monroes 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 Monroes to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Taunton, which is the Seat of Bristol County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Monroes to Taunton, with an average speed<2> 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.
• Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, 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 360 miles [579.4 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,537 miles [8,910.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,242 miles [10,045.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,119 miles [6,628.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'