Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Monroetown:
  • 35.218768, -79.445031
  • 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 Monroetown

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Monroetown ...

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.

• Carthage
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Carthage is located in Moore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,595 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <1>
• Foxfire
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Foxfire is located in Moore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
• Harris
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Harris is located in Moore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
• Hill Crest
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Hill Crest is located in Moore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Crest
• Hog Island
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Hog Island is located in Moore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Island
• Huntcliff
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Huntcliff is located in Moore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntcliff
• Lakeview
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Lakeview is located in Moore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Manly
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Manly is located in Moore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manly
• Pleasantville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Pleasantville is located in Moore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
• Roseland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Roseland is located in Moore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
• Seven Lakes
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Seven Lakes is located in Moore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Lakes
• Silver Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Silver Springs is located in Moore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
• Warrior Woods
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Warrior Woods is located in Moore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrior Woods
• Whispering Pines
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Whispering Pines is located in Moore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,461 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whispering Pines <1>

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

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

• Carthage, which is the Seat of Moore County, lies just to the North.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 59 miles [95 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Monroetown to Raleigh, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 286 miles [460.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,160 miles [9,913.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,855 miles [11,032.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,736 miles [7,621.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'