Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 West Monterey:
  • 41.048674, -79.661437
  • 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 West Monterey

• 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 Clarion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarion County
  • Since West Monterey is near Armstrong County and also Butler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Armstrong County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Butler 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 West Monterey

Curious and Interesting Names Near West Monterey ...

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.

• Bonus
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bonus is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonus
• Bradys Bend
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bradys Bend is located in Armstrong County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradys Bend
• Catfish
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Catfish is located in Clarion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
• Dutch Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Dutch Hill is located in Clarion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Hill
• Eldorado
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Eldorado is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
• Foxburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Foxburg is located in Clarion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foxburg <1>
• Fredericksburg
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Fredericksburg is located in Armstrong County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
• Frogtown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Frogtown is located in Armstrong County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
• Greenville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Greenville is located in Armstrong County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
• Haysville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Haysville is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
• Queenstown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Queenstown is located in Armstrong County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
• Riverview
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Riverview is located in Clarion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
• Sandy Hollow
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sandy Hollow is located in Clarion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hollow
• Sarah Furnace
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Sarah Furnace is located in Clarion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah Furnace

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

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

• Clarion, which is the Seat of Clarion County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from West Monterey to Clarion, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 154 miles [247.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 203 miles [326.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,913 miles [9,516.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,633 miles [10,674.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,508 miles [7,254.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'