Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Monroe City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Monroe City and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Monroe City
- 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 City:
- 29.784944, -94.585194
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Monroe City
- 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 Chambers County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Chambers County
- Since Monroe City is near Liberty County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Liberty County
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Monroe City ...
We found five communities that share the name Monroe City.
Within Texas, the name Monroe City is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Cook County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Monroe City [Cook County].
- Monroe County
- This Monroe City is located in Monroe County and lies 634 miles [1,020.3 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Monroe City that is located in Chambers County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Monroe City.
- Indiana
- Knox County
- This Monroe City is located in Knox County and lies 735 miles [1,182.9 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Monroe City that is located in Chambers County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Monroe City.
- Kansas
- Jefferson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Monroe City [Jefferson County].
- Missouri
- Monroe County
- This Monroe City is located in Monroe County and lies 700 miles [1,126.5 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Monroe City that is located in Chambers County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Monroe City.
- Illinois
Curious and Interesting Names Near Monroe City ...
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.
- Cottonwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Cottonwood is located in Liberty County
- Cove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Cow Island
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cow Island have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Island
- Cow Island is located in Liberty County
- Eminence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Figridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Sea Breeze
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sea Breeze have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Breeze
- Sea Breeze is located in Chambers County
- Turtle Bayou
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Bayou
- Turtle Bayou is located in Chambers County
- Winnie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnie
- Winnie is located in Chambers County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnie <4>
How Far From Monroe City 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 Monroe City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Monroe City and extending to:
- Anahuac, which is the Seat of Chambers County, lies just to the West.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 191 miles [307.4 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Monroe City to Austin, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,178 miles [1,895.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 46 days and walking would take 67 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,055 miles [11,353.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,773 miles [12,509.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,648 miles [9,089.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Monroe City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Chambers County: www.co.chambers.tx.us/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Monroe City 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Monroe City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Monroe City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.7849, Longitude: -94.5852 In this case, the coordinates for Monroe City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 City to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.092 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.93 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.032 degrees. |