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Fly Like a Butterfly All the Way to Mexico!
Try Google Maps for a Satellite-view
  • Where is the monarch’s winter home in Mexico?
  • What does the habitat look like along the migration trail?
  • You can see for yourself using GoogleMaps.
It's like flying!

Find These Locations:
Go to GoogleMaps. Put the following locations in the search engine, and select “satellite” view. Zoom-in for a close-up view of the landscape. Then zoom-out for a global perspective.

  • Angangueo, Mexico—Find this mountain town in Mexico. This is the region where the monarchs are headed! Angangueo is at its center of the monarch sanctuary region.
  • Your hometown—Take a close-up look at your own home or school, then zoom-out and fly like a butterfly all the way to Angangueo, Mexico.
  • Cannon Falls, Minnesota—This is one site where hundreds of migrating monarchs are now resting, in overnight roosts. What do you notice about the surrounding landscape? Find where other roost sites are located, too.
  • Geographic features along the migration trail—Watch for prairies, mountains, water crossings, deserts, and oceans that may affect the monarchs as they travel.
  • Your favorite highlights of this fall's migration—As you track the migration with us this fall, take a satellite view of your favorite highlights. Bookmark the Google Maps and plan to visit again!

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