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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 Monmouth, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Monmouth 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 Monmouth:
- 44.848512, -123.229272
- 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 Monmouth
- 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 Polk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
- Since Monmouth is near Marion County and also Benton 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 Benton 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 Monmouth
Communities Also Named Monmouth ...
We found nine communities that are also named Monmouth.
Within Oregon, the name Monmouth is unique.
Beyond Oregon, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Monmouth is located in Jefferson County and lies 2,073 miles [3,336.2 km]<1> to the east of the Monmouth that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Monmouth.
- California
- Fresno County
- This Monmouth is located in Fresno County and lies 600 miles [965.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Monmouth that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fresno County community of Monmouth.
- Illinois
- Warren County
- This Monmouth is located in Warren County and lies 1,659 miles [2,669.9 km]<1> to the east of the Monmouth that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Monmouth.
- Indiana
- Adams County
- This Monmouth is located in Adams County and lies 1,938 miles [3,118.9 km]<1> to the east of the Monmouth that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Monmouth.
- Iowa
- Jackson County
- This Monmouth is located in Jackson County and lies 1,621 miles [2,608.7 km]<1> to the east of the Monmouth that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Monmouth.
- Kansas
- Cherokee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Monmouth [Cherokee County].
- Crawford County
- This Monmouth is located in Crawford County and lies 1,550 miles [2,494.5 km]<1> to the east of the Monmouth that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Monmouth.
- Shawnee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Monmouth [Shawnee County].
- Maine
- Kennebec County
- This Monmouth is located in Kennebec County and lies 2,570 miles [4,136 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Monmouth that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kennebec County community of Monmouth.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Monmouth ...
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.
- Bowersville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bowersville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowersville
- Ellendale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fern Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fern Corner is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Corner
- Ferns ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ferns is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferns
- Fir Villa
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fir Villa is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fir Villa
- Hopville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hopville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopville
- Independence
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lewisville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Maple Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Grove is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Mitchell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mitchell is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Rosedale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rosedale is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Tarter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tarter is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarter
How Far From Monmouth 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 city such as Monmouth to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Monmouth and extending to:
- Dallas, which is the Seat of Polk County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Monmouth to Salem, with an average speed<4> 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,377 miles [3,825.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 93 days and walking would take 135 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,967 miles [11,212.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,729 miles [12,438.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,844 miles [9,405 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Monmouth) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Monmouth 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Monmouth 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 Monmouth. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8485, Longitude: -123.2293 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.471 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.992 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.516 degrees. |
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