Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Madisonville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Madisonville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Madisonville
- 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 Madisonville:
- 35.523153, -84.362939
- 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 Madisonville
- 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- Since Madisonville is near McMinn County and also Loudon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for McMinn County
- eBird sighting report for Loudon 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
Communities Also Named Madisonville ...
We found nine communities that share the name Madisonville.
Within Tennessee, the name Madisonville is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Hopkins County
- This Madisonville is located in Hopkins County and lies 214 miles [344.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Madisonville that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hopkins County community of Madisonville.
- Louisiana
- Saint Tammany Parish
- This Madisonville is located in Saint Tammany Parish and lies 487 miles [783.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Madisonville that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Tammany Parish community of Madisonville.
- Mississippi
- Madison County
- This Madisonville is located in Madison County and lies 382 miles [614.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Madisonville that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Madisonville.
- Missouri
- Ralls County
- This Madisonville is located in Ralls County and lies 475 miles [764.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Madisonville that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ralls County community of Madisonville.
- New Jersey
- Somerset County
- This Madisonville is located in Somerset County and lies 642 miles [1,033.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Madisonville that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Madisonville.
- Ohio
- Hamilton County
- This Madisonville is located in Hamilton County and lies 250 miles [402.3 km]<1> to the north of the Madisonville that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Madisonville.
- Pennsylvania
- Lackawanna County
- This Madisonville is located in Lackawanna County and lies 626 miles [1,007.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Madisonville that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lackawanna County community of Madisonville.
- Texas
- Madison County
- This Madisonville is located in Madison County and lies 737 miles [1,186.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Madisonville that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Madisonville.
- Virginia
- Charlotte County
- This Madisonville is located in Charlotte County and lies 335 miles [539.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Madisonville that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charlotte County community of Madisonville.
- Kentucky
Curious and Interesting Names Near Madisonville ...
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.
- Acorn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Big Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Brakebill ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Christianburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christianburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christianburg
- Christianburg is located in Monroe County
- Eve Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Fourmile Bridge ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fourmile Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile Bridge
- Fourmile Bridge is located in Monroe County
- Hopewell Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopewell Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Mill
- Hopewell Mill is located in Monroe County
- Manila
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Manila is located in McMinn County
- Mount Harmony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Harmony have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
- Mount Harmony is located in McMinn County
- Notchy Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Notchy Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notchy Creek
- Notchy Creek is located in Monroe County
- Oak Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Rockville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Continue List (4 more) ...
- Rocky Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Spring
- Rocky Spring is located in Monroe County
- Sink ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Sweetwater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetwater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Sweetwater is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,956 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweetwater <3>
- Three Points
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Points have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Points
- Three Points is located in Monroe County
- Rocky Spring
How Far From Madisonville 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 Madisonville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Madisonville and extending to:
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Madisonville to Nashville, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 465 miles [748.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,355 miles [10,227.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,065 miles [11,370 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,941 miles [7,951.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Madisonville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Monroe County: www.monroegovernment.org/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Madisonville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Madisonville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5232, Longitude: -84.3629 In this case, the coordinates for Madisonville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <5> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Madisonville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.299 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.981 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.833 degrees. |