Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Monastery:
  • 40.226380, -94.718022
  • 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 Monastery

• 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 Nodaway County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Nodaway County
  • Since Monastery is near Andrew County and also Gentry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Andrew County
  • eBird sighting report for Gentry 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 Monastery ...

We found one communities that share the name Monastery.

Within Missouri, the name Monastery is unique.

Beyond Missouri, there is another community also named Monastery in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Nova Scotia
    • This Monastery lies 1,701 miles [2,737.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Monastery that is located in Nodaway County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Monastery ...

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.

• Clyde
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
  • Clyde is located in Nodaway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
• Conception
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conception
  • Conception is located in Nodaway County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conception <3>
• Conception Junction
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conception Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conception Junction
  • Conception Junction is located in Nodaway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
• Empire Prairie ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Empire Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire Prairie
  • Empire Prairie is located in Andrew County
• Island City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
  • Island City is located in Gentry County
• Maryville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maryville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryville
  • Maryville is located in Nodaway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,530 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maryville <3>
• Mount Pleasant
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Gentry County
• Pumpkin Center
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pumpkin Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
  • Pumpkin Center is located in Nodaway County
• Ravenwood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
  • Ravenwood is located in Nodaway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Monastery and extending to:

• Maryville, which is the Seat of Nodaway County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Monastery to Maryville, 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.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 944 miles [1,519.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,518 miles [10,489.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,266 miles [11,693.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,159 miles [8,302.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Monastery. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/