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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Monte - Sano:
    • 33.480385, -86.902770
    • 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 Monte - Sano
  • 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 Monte - Sano ...

We found one communities that share the name Monte - Sano.

There is one other community in Alabama which is also named Monte - Sano.

Beyond Alabama.

  • Communities Located In Alabama ...
    • Madison County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Monte - Sano [Madison County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Monte - Sano ...

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.

  • Crescent Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Heights
    • Crescent Heights is located in Jefferson County
  • Dolomite
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dolomite have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolomite
    • Dolomite is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dolomite <3>
  • Falls Junction
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falls Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Junction
    • Falls Junction is located in Jefferson County
  • Frenchtown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frenchtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
    • Frenchtown is located in Jefferson County
  • Garywood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garywood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garywood
    • Garywood is located in Jefferson County
  • Glenview
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
    • Glenview is located in Jefferson County
  • Gordon Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordon Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Heights
    • Gordon Heights is located in Jefferson County
  • Green Acres
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
    • Green Acres is located in Jefferson County
  • Hillman
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
    • Hillman is located in Jefferson County
  • Hillman Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillman Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman Gardens
    • Hillman Gardens is located in Jefferson County
  • Hillman Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillman Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman Park
    • Hillman Park is located in Jefferson County
  • Ivanhoe
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivanhoe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
    • Ivanhoe is located in Jefferson County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Jones Valley
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Valley
      • Jones Valley is located in Jefferson County
    • Little Italy
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Italy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
      • Little Italy is located in Jefferson County
    • Martins
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins
      • Martins is located in Jefferson County
    • Mason City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason City
      • Mason City is located in Jefferson County
    • Park Courts
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Courts have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Courts
      • Park Courts is located in Jefferson County
    • Shadyside
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadyside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
      • Shadyside is located in Jefferson County
    • Tuxedo Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuxedo Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuxedo Heights
      • Tuxedo Heights is located in Jefferson County
    • Village Creek Junction
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village Creek Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Creek Junction
      • Village Creek Junction is located in Jefferson County
    • Walnut Grove
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
      • Walnut Grove is located in Jefferson County

How Far From Monte - Sano 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 Monte - Sano to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Monte - Sano and extending to:

  • Birmingham, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<4> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Monte - Sano to Montgomery, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 664 miles [1,068.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,557 miles [10,552.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,266 miles [11,693.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,143 miles [8,276.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Monte - Sano could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Monte - Sano) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Monte - Sano. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4804, Longitude: -86.9028       In this case, the coordinates for Monte - Sano have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Monte - Sano to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.734 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.349 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.345 degrees.