April 24, 2001 Dear Students, While you were away on Easter vacation, the monarchs were busy traveling! New states for your migration map include Arkansas, Oklahoma, Alabama, Florida, Tennessee, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina--and even Virginia! Question of the Week #1: Assuming the monarch that was seen in Gloucester, Virginia (37.28 N, -76.33 W) flew from the Mexican sanctuaries (19N, -100W), how many miles did the monarch fly? Question of the Week #2: If, instead of going to Virginia, that same monarch butterfly had flown the same distance DUE NORTH from Mexico where would it be? Give the name of the state, the nearest town, and the latitude. (Clue: You already know the longitude would be -100 W, because we're assuming the fictitious butterfly flew due north.) Is the migration traveling in the direction you predicted? Record the new states where monarchs have arrived on your Migration Route Prediction Chart. In your class, discuss why you think the migration is moving to the east instead of straight north. Date City State Latitude Longitude 3 April Grand Bayou Louisiana 32.1 -93.3 5 April Alexander Arkansas 34.7 -92.5 5 April Texarkana Arkansas 33.5 -93.9 5 April Shreveport Louisiana 32.5 -93.7 5 April Clinton Mississippi 32.2 -90.2 7 April Ardmore Alabama 35 -86.8 7 April Norman Oklahoma 35.3 -97.5 7 April Piedmont South Carolina 34.7 -82.5 8 April Athens Georgia 34 -83.4 8 April Dalton Georgia 34.8 -84.9 8 April Wagoner Oklahoma 36 -95.4 10 April Gallatin Tennessee 36.4 -86.5 13 April Tallahassee Florida 30.4 -84.3 13 April Greensboro North Carolina 36.1 -79.8 13 April Monteagle Tennessee 35.2 -85.8 14 April Charlotte North Carolina 35.2 -80.8 14 April Gloucester Virginia 37.3 -76.3 The Next Monarch Migration Update Will be Sent on April 30th. Copyright 2001 Journey North. All Rights Reserved. Please send all questions, comments, and suggestions to our feedback form