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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 East Monroe, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Monroe 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 East Monroe:
- 39.358799, -83.498088
- 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 East Monroe
- 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 Highland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Highland County
- Since East Monroe is near Fayette County and also Clinton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton 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 East Monroe
Curious and Interesting Names Near East Monroe ...
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.
- Boston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Boston is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Bridges
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fallsville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fallsville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallsville
- Fruitdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Georgetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Georgetown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Gist Settlement
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gist Settlement is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gist Settlement
- Good Hope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Good Hope is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Greenfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Highland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lees Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Leesburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rock Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Mills is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Mills
- Samantha
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Samantha is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samantha
- Stringtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stringtown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
How Far From East Monroe 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 community such as East Monroe to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in East Monroe and extending to:
- Hillsboro, which is the Seat of Highland County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from East Monroe to Hillsboro, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 50 miles [80.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 347 miles [558.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,143 miles [9,886.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,865 miles [11,048.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,741 miles [7,629.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- East Monroe) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 East Monroe 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 East Monroe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3588, Longitude: -83.4981 In this case, the coordinates for East Monroe have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.795 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.955 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.368 degrees. |
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