Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Monona:
  • 43.054441, -89.333174
  • 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 Monona

• 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 Dane County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dane County
  • Since Monona is near Rock County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rock County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Monona

Communities Also Named Monona ...

We found one communities that are also named Monona.

Within Wisconsin, the name Monona is unique.

Beyond Wisconsin, there is another community also named Monona in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Iowa
    • Clayton County
    • This Monona is located in Clayton County and lies 103 miles [165.8 km]<1> to the west of the Monona that is located in Dane County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clayton County community of Monona.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Monona ...

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.

• Darwin ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Darwin is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
• Door Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Door Creek is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Door Creek
• Elmside
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Elmside is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmside
• Hope
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Hope is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
• Lakeview
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Lakeview is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Maple Bluff
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Maple Bluff is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Bluff
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,307 people
• Pilgrim Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Pilgrim Village is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Village
• Red Bridge Crossing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Red Bridge Crossing is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bridge Crossing
• Seminary Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Seminary Springs is located in Dane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary Springs

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

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

• Madison, which is the Seat of Dane County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies just to the west northwest (WNW).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 701 miles [1,128.2 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Monona to White House, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 40 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 28 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,186 miles [9,955.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,931 miles [11,154.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,821 miles [7,758.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'