Overview
Monowi is a small city in rural Nebraska.
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Best time to visit & weather
Most comfortable: May–Oct. Summer highs reach about 85°F; winter lows dip to about 10°F. Cold months (Jan, Feb, Dec) can bring snow and ice; check road conditions. Wettest: Jun and May. (climate data from nearby Sioux City)
Blue bars: average daily high and low (°F). Purple columns: average monthly rain and melted snow (inches).
Getting there
- From you: to see whether to drive or fly, and how long it takes.
- FSD Sioux Falls Regional Airport, Sioux Falls — 96 mi away. Directions
- SUX Sioux Gateway Airport / Brigadier General Bud Day Field, Sioux City — 103 mi away. Directions
- OMA Eppley Airfield, Omaha — 163 mi away (major hub). Directions
Monowi is located on Nebraska's State Highway 12, between Grant Street and goes through the slightly busier Broad and Paulina Street.
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Understand
Monowi is somewhat famous due to the fact that it is the smallest incorporated city in the United States, with a population of one. The sole resident, Elsie Eiler, is not only the mayor, but also the local bartender and librarian.
Get in
By car
Monowi is located on Nebraska's State Highway 12, between Grant Street and goes through the slightly busier Broad and Paulina Street.
Get around
As Monowi is very small, getting around on foot is fine. However, there are a few roads through the town, so moving by car is also an option.
See
Rudy’s Library for reading the wonderful books, and driving through the town and looking at the abandoned buildings, or just stroll around the town.
Do
The town is mostly abandoned, besides Elsie’s home, and it might be good to drive by all the abandoned buildings, or there is Broad Street which has Elsie’s Tavern and Rudy’s Library.
Sleep
Monowi doesn’t really have anywhere to sleep, visit the nearest village, Lynch for a hotel or an Airbnb. If someone wants to become a resident to sleep here, ask the only resident, Elsie Eiler for a house.
Eat and Drink
Eat Monowi Tavern
The only eatery in Monowi. It has good steak and ribs, and it has tasty and cold beer to drink.
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