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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 Monroe Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Monroe Lake 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 Monroe Lake:
- 41.114815, -75.140733
- 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 Monroe Lake
- 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- Since Monroe Lake is near Pike County and also Warren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pike County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warren 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 Monroe Lake
Communities Also Named Monroe Lake ...
We found one communities that are also named Monroe Lake.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Monroe Lake is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Monroe Lake in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Monroe Lake lies 2,028 miles [3,263.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Monroe Lake that is located in Monroe County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Monroe Lake ...
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.
- Craigs Meadow
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Craigs Meadow is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Meadow
- Echo Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Echo Lake is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Lake
- Forest Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Forest Park is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Henryville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Marshalls Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Poplar Bridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Bridge is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Bridge
- Sandyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sandyville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
- Saw Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Saw Creek is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saw Creek
- Shoemakers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shoemakers is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemakers
- Snow Hill Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Snow Hill Falls is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill Falls
- Turn Villa
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Turn Villa is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turn Villa
How Far From Monroe Lake to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Monroe Lake to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Monroe Lake and extending to:
- Stroudsburg, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Monroe Lake to Stroudsburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 107 miles [172.2 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 182 miles [292.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,725 miles [9,213.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,435 miles [10,356.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,311 miles [6,937.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Monroe Lake) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Monroe Lake 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 Monroe Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1148, Longitude: -75.1407 In this case, the coordinates for Monroe Lake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.58 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.302 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.984 degrees. |
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