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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:
- 44.600646, -69.039186
- 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 Waldo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Waldo County
- Since Monroe Center is near Penobscot County and also Hancock County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Penobscot County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock 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 Maine, the name Monroe Center is unique.
Beyond Maine, 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].
- Illinois
- Ogle County
- This Monroe Center is located in Ogle County and lies 1,014 miles [1,631.9 km]<2> to the west of the Monroe Center that is located in Waldo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ogle County community of Monroe Center.
- Michigan
- Grand Traverse County
- This Monroe Center is located in Grand Traverse County and lies 817 miles [1,314.8 km]<2> to the west of the Monroe Center that is located in Waldo 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 610 miles [981.7 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Monroe Center that is located in Waldo 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 1,029 miles [1,656 km]<2> to the west of the Monroe Center that is located in Waldo 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.
- Butlers Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Butlers Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Corner
- Cooks Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cooks Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Corner
- Dog Island Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dog Island Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Island Corner
- Evans Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Evans Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Corner
- Farwells Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Farwells Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwells Corner
- Fowler Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fowler Landing is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Landing
- Freedom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Greens Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Greens Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Corner
- Hayford Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hayford Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayford Corner
- Neals Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Neals Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neals Corner
- Poors Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Poors Mill is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poors Mill
- Prospect
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Sandy Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Smarts Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Smarts Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smarts Corner
- Swanville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Waldo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Winterport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Winterport Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Winterport Station is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterport Station
How Far From Monroe Center to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community 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:
- Belfast, which is the Seat of Waldo County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Monroe Center to Belfast, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 41 miles [66 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 569 miles [915.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,334 miles [8,584.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,047 miles [9,731.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,923 miles [6,313.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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: 44.6006, Longitude: -69.0392 In this case, the coordinates for Monroe Center have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.366 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.153 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.413 degrees. |
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