Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Monnett:
  • 40.717558, -83.039911
  • 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 Monnett

• 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 Crawford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford County
  • Since Monnett is near Marion County and also Wyandot County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wyandot 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 Monnett

Curious and Interesting Names Near Monnett ...

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.

• Carpenters Corners
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Carpenters Corners is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters Corners
• Climax
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Climax is located in Morrow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
• Edenville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Edenville is located in Wyandot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenville
• Glenville ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Glenville is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
• Iberia
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Iberia is located in Morrow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberia
• Little Sandusky
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Little Sandusky is located in Wyandot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandusky
• Maple Grove Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Maple Grove Park is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Park
• Marion
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Marion is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,516 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <1>
• Nevada
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Nevada is located in Wyandot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nevada <1>
• Spring Valley Court
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Spring Valley Court is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley Court
• Stringtown ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Stringtown is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
• Wood Valley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Wood Valley is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Valley

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

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

• Bucyrus, which is the Seat of Crawford County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Monnett to Columbus, 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 most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 342 miles [550.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 6,062 miles [9,755.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,788 miles [10,924.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,665 miles [7,507.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'