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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 Monetta, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Monetta 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 Monetta:
- 33.850094, -81.609741
- 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 Monetta
- 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 Aiken County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Aiken County
- Since Monetta is near Saluda County and also Lexington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saluda County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lexington 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 Monetta
Curious and Interesting Names Near Monetta ...
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.
- Barefoot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Barefoot is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barefoot
- Camp Long
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Camp Long is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Long
- Foxtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Foxtown is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxtown
- Hall ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hall is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Hibernia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hibernia is located in Saluda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibernia
- Jones Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jones Crossroads is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossroads
- Leesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Willing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Willing is located in Saluda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Willing
- New Holland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Holland is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
- Oak Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Ridge Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
How Far From Monetta 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 town such as Monetta to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Monetta and extending to:
- Aiken, which is the Seat of Aiken County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Monetta to Aiken, 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 most of a day.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 34 miles [54.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 431 miles [693.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,315 miles [10,163 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,010 miles [11,281.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,891 miles [7,871.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Monetta) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Monetta 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 Monetta. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8501, Longitude: -81.6097 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.648 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.844 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.191 degrees. |
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