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 Monticello:
30.489078, -91.048715
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.
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 parish-by-parish basis. We have selected East Baton Rouge Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
We found 41 communities that share the name Monticello.
There are two communities within Louisiana that are also named Monticello.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of another 39 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 39 communities, 39 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
Communities Located In Louisiana ...
East Carroll Parish
This Monticello is located in East Carroll Parish and lies 146 miles [235 km]<1> to the north of the Monticello that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Carroll Parish community of Monticello.
Plaquemines Parish
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Monticello [Plaquemines Parish].
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Pike County
This Monticello is located in Pike County and lies 324 miles [521.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Monticello that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Monticello.
Arkansas
Drew County
This Monticello is located in Drew County and lies 220 miles [354.1 km]<1> to the north of the Monticello that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Drew County community of Monticello.
California
Napa County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Monticello [Napa County].
Florida
Jefferson County
This Monticello is located in Jefferson County and lies 426 miles [685.6 km]<1> to the east of the Monticello that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Monticello.
Georgia
Jasper County
This Monticello is located in Jasper County and lies 473 miles [761.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Monticello that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Monticello.
Richmond County
This Monticello is located in Richmond County and lies 564 miles [907.7 km] to the east northeast of the Monticello that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Monticello.
Illinois
Piatt County
This Monticello is located in Piatt County and lies 673 miles [1,083.1 km]<1> to the north of the Monticello that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Piatt County community of Monticello.
Indiana
White County
This Monticello is located in White County and lies 747 miles [1,202.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Monticello that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the White County community of Monticello.
Iowa
Jones County
This Monticello is located in Jones County and lies 810 miles [1,303.6 km]<1> to the north of the Monticello that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jones County community of Monticello.
Kansas
Brown County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Monticello [Brown County].
Johnson County
This Monticello is located in Johnson County and lies 625 miles [1,005.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Monticello that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Monticello.
Kentucky
Fayette County
This Monticello is located in Fayette County and lies 636 miles [1,023.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Monticello that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Monticello.
Wayne County
This Monticello is located in Wayne County and lies 564 miles [907.7 km] to the northeast of the Monticello that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Monticello.
Maine
Aroostook County
This Monticello is located in Aroostook County and lies 1,653 miles [2,660.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Monticello that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aroostook County community of Monticello.
Minnesota
Wright County
This Monticello is located in Wright County and lies 1,033 miles [1,662.5 km]<1> to the north of the Monticello that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wright County community of Monticello.
Mississippi
Lawrence County
This Monticello is located in Lawrence County and lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Monticello that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Monticello.
Missouri
Chariton County
Although located in Chariton County, we don't know the location within the parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chariton County community of Monticello.
Howard County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Howard County, we don't know where within the parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Monticello.
Lewis County
This Monticello is located in Lewis County and lies 665 miles [1,070.2 km]<1> to the north of the Monticello that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Monticello.
New Mexico
Bernalillo County
This Monticello is located in Bernalillo County and lies 946 miles [1,522.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Monticello that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bernalillo County community of Monticello.
Sierra County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Monticello [Sierra County].
New York
Otsego County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Monticello [Otsego County].
Sullivan County
This Monticello is located in Sullivan County and lies 1,191 miles [1,916.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Monticello that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Monticello.
North Carolina
Guilford County
This Monticello is located in Guilford County and lies 765 miles [1,231.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Monticello that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guilford County community of Monticello.
Iredell County
This Monticello is located in Iredell County and lies 689 miles [1,108.8 km] to the northeast of the Monticello that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iredell County community of Monticello.
Washington County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Monticello [Washington County].
Ohio
Fairfield County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Monticello [Fairfield County].
Van Wert County
This Monticello is located in Van Wert County and lies 796 miles [1,281 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Monticello that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Van Wert County community of Monticello.
Ontario
This Monticello lies 1,098 miles [1,767.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Monticello that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
Pennsylvania
Columbia County
This Monticello is located in Columbia County and lies 1,098 miles [1,767.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Monticello that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Monticello.
Prince Edward Island
This Monticello lies 1,882 miles [3,028.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Monticello that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
South Carolina
Fairfield County
This Monticello is located in Fairfield County and lies 627 miles [1,009.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Monticello that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Monticello.
Tennessee
Williamson County
This Monticello is located in Williamson County and lies 447 miles [719.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Monticello that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Monticello.
Wilson County
This Monticello is located in Wilson County and lies 471 miles [758 km] to the north northeast of the Monticello that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Monticello.
Texas
Titus County
This Monticello is located in Titus County and lies 297 miles [478 km]<1> to the northwest of the Monticello that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Titus County community of Monticello.
Utah
San Juan County
This Monticello is located in San Juan County and lies 1,159 miles [1,865.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Monticello that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Juan County community of Monticello.
Virginia
Albemarle County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Monticello [Albemarle County].
Washington
Cowlitz County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Monticello [Cowlitz County].
Wisconsin
Green County
This Monticello is located in Green County and lies 850 miles [1,367.9 km]<1> to the north of the Monticello that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Green County community of Monticello.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Monticello ...
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.
Central Place (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 community such as Monticello to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Monticello and extending to:
Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies just to the west southwest (WSW).
The White House (Washington, DC) is 982 miles [1,580.4 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Monticello to White House, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 56 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 39 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,875 miles [11,064.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,585 miles [12,206.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,461 miles [8,788.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Monticello) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Monticello. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.4891, Longitude: -91.0487 In this case, the coordinates for Monticello have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
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 Monticello 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 parish. 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.
<3>
We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Monticello, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>
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.
<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 Monticello 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 315.978 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.549 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.522 degrees.