Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Junction:
  • 47.856211, -121.962347
  • 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 Junction

• 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 Snohomish County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Snohomish County
  • Since Monroe Junction is near King County and also Pierce County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for King County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pierce 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 Junction

Curious and Interesting Names Near Monroe Junction ...

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.

• Bromart
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Bromart is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromart
• Clearview
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Clearview is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
• Cottage Lake
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Cottage Lake is located in King County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Lake
• Echo Lake
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Echo Lake is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Lake
• Forest Glade
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Forest Glade is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glade
• High Rock
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • High Rock is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Rock
• Silver Firs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Silver Firs is located in King County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Firs
• Sultan
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Sultan is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sultan
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,673 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sultan <1>
• Three Lakes
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Three Lakes is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Lakes
• Woods Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Woods Creek is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Creek

How Far From Monroe Junction 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 community such as Monroe Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Everett, which is the Seat of Snohomish County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Monroe Junction to Everett, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 71 miles [114.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take 4 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,302 miles [3,704.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 90 days and walking would take 131 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,751 miles [10,864.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,513 miles [12,091 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,636 miles [9,070.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'