Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Monell:
  • 41.590517, -108.483993
  • 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 Monell

• 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 Sweetwater County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Sweetwater 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Monell ...

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.

• Bitter Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bitter Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitter Creek
  • Bitter Creek is located in Sweetwater County
• Hallville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallville
  • Hallville is located in Sweetwater County
• Red Desert
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Desert have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Desert
  • Red Desert is located in Sweetwater County
• Salt Wells
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salt Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Wells
  • Salt Wells is located in Sweetwater County
• Superior
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
  • Superior is located in Sweetwater County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Superior <2>
• Table Rock
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
  • Table Rock is located in Sweetwater County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Monell and extending to:

• Green River, which is the Seat of Sweetwater County, lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<3> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Monell to Green River, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• Cheyenne, which is the State Capital of Wyoming, lies 192 miles [309 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,658 miles [2,668.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 65 days and walking would take 95 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,862 miles [11,043.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,629 miles [12,277.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,590 miles [8,996.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Monell. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Sweetwater County: www.co.sweet.wy.us/

The official website for State of Wyoming: www.wyo.gov/