Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Monroeville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Monroeville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Monroeville
- 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 Monroeville:
- 41.244092, -82.701875
- 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 Monroeville
- 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 Huron County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Huron County
- Since Monroeville is near Erie County and also Sandusky County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Erie County
- eBird sighting report for Sandusky 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 Monroeville ...
We found seven communities that share the name Monroeville.
There is one other community in Ohio which is also named Monroeville.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Ohio ...
- Jefferson County
- This Monroeville is located in Jefferson County and lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Monroeville that is located in Huron County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Monroeville.
- Jefferson County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Monroe County
- This Monroeville is located in Monroe County and lies 718 miles [1,155.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Monroeville that is located in Huron County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Monroeville.
- California
- Glenn County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Monroeville [Glenn County].
- Indiana
- Allen County
- This Monroeville is located in Allen County and lies 114 miles [183.5 km]<1> to the west of the Monroeville that is located in Huron County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen County community of Monroeville.
- Michigan
- Newaygo County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Monroeville [Newaygo County].
- New Jersey
- Salem County
- This Monroeville is located in Salem County and lies 411 miles [661.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Monroeville that is located in Huron County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salem County community of Monroeville.
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- This Monroeville is located in Allegheny County and lies 162 miles [260.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Monroeville that is located in Huron County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Monroeville.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Monroeville ...
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.
- Flat Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Flat Rock is located in Seneca County
- Frank
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Havana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Hunts Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Corners
- Hunts Corners is located in Huron County
- Hunts Corners has also been known as:
- Moorehead
- Lyme ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Mount Pleasant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Sandusky County
- Peru
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Sand Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Spears Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spears Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears Corners
- Spears Corners is located in Erie County
- Standardsburg
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Standardsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standardsburg
- Standardsburg is located in Huron County
- Strongs Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strongs Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strongs Ridge
- Strongs Ridge is located in Huron County
- Weavers Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weavers Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers Corners
- Weavers Corners is located in Huron County
How Far From Monroeville 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 village such as Monroeville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Monroeville and extending to:
- Norwalk, which is the Seat of Huron County, lies just to the East.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 88 miles [141.6 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Monroeville to Columbus, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 340 miles [547.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,025 miles [9,696.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,752 miles [10,866.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,629 miles [7,449.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Monroeville: www.monroevilleohio.com/
The official website for Huron County: www.hccommissioners.com/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Monroeville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Monroeville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2441, Longitude: -82.7019 In this case, the coordinates for Monroeville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Monroeville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Monroeville 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Monroeville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.246 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.609 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.387 degrees. |