Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Monbo:
  • 35.664301, -80.978410
  • 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 Monbo

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Monbo ...

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.

• Buffalo
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Buffalo is located in Iredell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
• Cloverdale
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Cloverdale is located in Iredell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
• Drums Crossroads
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Drums Crossroads is located in Catawba County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drums Crossroads
• Glenn Echo
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Glenn Echo is located in Iredell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Echo
• Hickory Hills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Hickory Hills is located in Iredell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
• Kyles Crossroads
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Kyles Crossroads is located in Iredell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles Crossroads
• Long Island
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Long Island is located in Catawba County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
• Mayhew
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Mayhew is located in Iredell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
• Olivers Crossroads
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Olivers Crossroads is located in Catawba County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Crossroads
• Shepherds
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Shepherds is located in Iredell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherds
• Sunrise Beach
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunrise Beach is located in Catawba County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach
• Troutman
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Troutman is located in Iredell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutman
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,817 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troutman <1>

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Monbo and extending to:

• Newton, which is the Seat of Catawba County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Monbo to Newton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 131 miles [210.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 310 miles [498.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,206 miles [9,987.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,907 miles [11,115.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,786 miles [7,702.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'