Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Monticello Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Monticello Heights and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Monticello Heights

• 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 Monticello Heights:
  • 35.809302, -80.925075
  • 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.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Monticello Heights

• 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 Iredell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Iredell County
  • Since Monticello Heights is near Alexander County and also Catawba County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Alexander County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Catawba 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Monticello Heights

Curious and Interesting Names Near Monticello Heights ...

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.

• Cloverdale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Cloverdale is located in Iredell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
• Glenn Echo
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Glenn Echo is located in Iredell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Echo
• Green Acres
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Green Acres is located in Iredell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Hickory Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hickory Hills is located in Iredell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
• Kingswood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Kingswood is located in Iredell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
• Kyles Crossroads
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Kyles Crossroads is located in Iredell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles Crossroads
• Liberty Hill ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Liberty Hill is located in Iredell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
• Meadow View
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Meadow View is located in Iredell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow View
• Ourdell
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Ourdell is located in Iredell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ourdell
• Valley Stream
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Valley Stream is located in Iredell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Stream
• Wildwood Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Wildwood Park is located in Iredell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Park

How Far From Monticello Heights 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 Monticello Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Monticello Heights and extending to:

• Statesville, which is the Seat of Iredell County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 127 miles [204.4 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Monticello Heights to Raleigh, with an average speed<2>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 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 301 miles [484.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,197 miles [9,973.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,899 miles [11,102.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,777 miles [7,687.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'