Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Monkstown:
  • 33.790934, -95.928306
  • 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 Monkstown

• 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 Fannin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fannin County
  • Since Monkstown is near Lamar County and also Bryan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lamar County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bryan 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 Monkstown

Communities Also Named Monkstown ...

We found one communities that are also named Monkstown.

Within Texas, the name Monkstown is unique.

Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Monkstown in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Newfoundland and Labrador
    • This Monkstown lies 2,337 miles [3,761 km]<1> to the northeast of the Monkstown that is located in Fannin County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Monkstown ...

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.

• Carson
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Carson is located in Fannin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
• Direct
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Direct is located in Lamar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Direct
• Georgia
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Georgia is located in Lamar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia
• Maxey
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Maxey is located in Lamar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxey
• Post Oak
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Post Oak is located in Fannin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
• Ragtown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Ragtown is located in Lamar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragtown
• Telephone
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Telephone is located in Fannin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telephone
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Telephone <2>
• Tigertown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Tigertown is located in Lamar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigertown
• Tulip
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Tulip is located in Fannin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
• Unity
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Unity is located in Lamar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Monkstown and extending to:

• Bonham, which is the Seat of Fannin County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Monkstown to Bonham, 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.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 265 miles [426.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,105 miles [1,778.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 63 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,898 miles [11,101.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,633 miles [12,284.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,513 miles [8,872.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'