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:
- 39.655440, -91.728416
- 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- Since Monroe City is near Marion County and also Ralls County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Marion County
- eBird sighting report for Ralls 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 Missouri, the name Monroe City is unique.
Beyond Missouri, 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 124 miles [199.6 km]<2> to the southeast of the Monroe City that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Monroe City.
- Indiana
- Knox County
- This Monroe City is located in Knox County and lies 245 miles [394.3 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Monroe City that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox 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].
- Texas
- Chambers County
- This Monroe City is located in Chambers County and lies 700 miles [1,126.5 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Monroe City that is located in Monroe 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.
- Clapper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Florida
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Florida is located in Monroe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florida <4>
- Greenlawn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn
- Greenlawn is located in Ralls County
- Hatch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Indian Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Indian Creek is located in Monroe County
- Joanna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Little Union
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Union have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Union
- Little Union is located in Marion County
- Shaver Ford ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaver Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Ford
- Shaver Ford is located in Ralls County
- Slees Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slees Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slees Mills
- Slees Mills is located in Marion County
- Stoutsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoutsville
- Stoutsville is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stoutsville <4>
How Far From Monroe City 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 city 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:
- Paris, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Monroe City to Paris, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 786 miles [1,264.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,441 miles [10,365.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,182 miles [11,558.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,067 miles [8,154.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
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 Missouri: https://www.mo.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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 '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- 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: 39.6554, Longitude: -91.7284 |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.128 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.108 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.148 degrees. |